Put into the spotlight by Eddie Jones in a friendly against the Barbarians at Twickenham in June 2022, it wasn't long after that he was then jetting Down Under as part of a summer tour to Australia.
Although the then Exeter Chiefs forward did not figure against the Wallabies, the Namibian-born prop had the world at his feet, after then being named in an England training squad in September 2022, only for it to curiously disappear just ahead of the Autumn Nations Series.
What transpired was that World Rugby took a closer look at the eligibility of Schickerling, who had arrived at Exeter in 2018. The results, sadly, were not good for the young prop, who was subsequently told he could not be considered for England until November 2023.
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