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PATRICK SCHICKERLING
EXETER CHIEFS PROP
Patrick Schickerling had a decision to make over the summer: should he represent Namibia at the Rugby World Cup or, at 20, get a full pre-season under his belt at Exeter Chiefs?
It’s a predicament many players from socalled tier two nations face and highlights the heavily skewed balance of power within world rugby, so it’s very hard to argue when the highly-rated tighthead explains why he pragmatically elected to forego a trip to Japan.
Schickerling, who hails from Walvis Bay on Namibia’s Atlantic coast, said: “My mum is Austri...

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