Early Career
Sackey started playing rugby at 17, when he was a pupil at the selective The John Fisher School in Purley, and started out as a centre or fullback. His 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.
Sackey was spotted by a Wasps scout, and went on to play for Wasps U19s and U21s. Andy Gomarsall took Sackey on a sevens trip to Lisbon and, realising his potential, arranged his move to Bedford. While at Bedford he was called up to the England under-21 squad that played in the under-21 World Cup in New Zealand, before signing professional forms with London Irish and joining them in August 2000. That year he also played for the England Sevens team in Argentina.
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