14 Facts About Paul Sackey

Paul Henry Sackey was born on 8 November 1979 and is a retired English rugby union footballer who played on the wing, most recently for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership.

Paul Sackey has played for the England Saxons and the England Sevens team.

Paul Sackey is of Ghanaian heritage and attended the Roman Catholic John Fisher School in Purley.

Paul Sackey's pace earned him an immediate call up to the school's 1st XV and he was a member of their Sevens team that won the Rosslyn Park Nationals Sevens tournament two years running.

Paul Sackey was spotted by a Wasps scout, and went on to play for Wasps U19s and U21s.

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In 2003, Paul Sackey played for the England Saxons against the Ireland Wolfhounds.

Paul Sackey was a member of the England Saxons squad for the 2004 Churchill Cup that played Canada and the New Zealand Maori.

Paul Sackey was named in a 30-man squad for the 2006 end of year rugby tests.

Paul Sackey was included in the training squad, and later the final 30-man squad, for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Paul Sackey played in the 2008 Six Nations Championship and performed well, scoring 3 tries.

Paul Sackey was not in his best form during the 2009 Six Nations Championship; he was dropped after England's defeat to Wales and did not feature in the last three games of the tournament.

In July 2008, Paul Sackey travelled to his parents' home country, Ghana, to gain a better understanding of the development of the sport there.

Paul Sackey has two brothers, Eddie and Kojo, and two sisters, Beverly and Annabel.

In 2006, Paul Sackey set up his own car-sourcing business, finding and selling top-of-the-range cars including, in one case, a £330,000 Reliant Robin.