Youth As a scholar at
Paarl Gimnasium, he earned a call-up to the squad for the 2012 Under-18
Craven Week competition. At the completion of the Craven Week tournament, he was named in the South African Schools side that played a three-match tournament in August 2012. He started all three of South Africa's matches against
France, Wales and
England, helping South Africa to victories in all three matches. He was once again named in the South Africa Schools side in 2013, but missed the matches through injury. He recovered to represent the side during the
2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making two appearances. In 2014, Schickerling was included in the
South Africa Under-20 side that participated in the
2014 IRB Junior World Championship. After playing off the bench in their first match of the competition against
Scotland, he got promoted to the starting line-up for their remaining pool stage matches against
New Zealand and
Samoa. He also started their semi-final match as they secured a second victory over
New Zealand during the tournament and was also named in the run-on side for the final against
England.
Western Province He made his first class debut for during the
2014 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the . He returned to action for the side during the
2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but suffered a serious set-back when he sustained a broken neck in their match against the in
Pretoria on 30 August 2014. He was out of the game for thirteen months, but returned to action for Western Province's Under-21s in October 2015 in their match against the s in
Johannesburg.
South Africa 'A' In 2016, Schickerling was included in a
South Africa 'A' squad that played a
two-match series against a touring
England Saxons team. He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in
Bloemfontein, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners. He was named on the bench for the second match of the series, coming on as a second-half replacement in a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in
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