International career In 2001 he was included in the Senior England tour party that played the United States and Canada. He scored twice in their 83–21 win over USA 'A' in Los Angeles. In 2003, Sackey also played for the England Saxons against the Ireland Wolfhounds. He was a member of the England Saxons squad for the 2004 Churchill Cup that played Canada and the New Zealand Māori. Sackey was named in a 30-man squad for the 2006 end of year rugby tests. After Mark Cueto pulled out through injury, Sackey was named in the starting line-up to face the All Blacks and made his England debut on Sunday 5 November 2006. His first try came a week later in England's 25–18 home defeat to Argentina. However, he was unable to build on his performances in these games after being forced out of the two subsequent games against South Africa and the 2007 Six Nations Championship through injury. 2007 World Cup Sackey was included in the training squad, and later (in August 2007) the final 30-man squad, for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In the group stage, he was notable for two tries in a 44–22 victory over Samoa, and two more in the final group match against Tonga, which secured England's place in the quarter-finals, where he impressed against Australia, managing to prevent a possible try. Sackey played in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final. Sackey also played in the 2008 Six Nations Championship and performed well, scoring 3 tries. 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. Miscellaneous Ambassador for Ghana Rugby In July 2008, Sackey travelled to his parents' home country, Ghana, to gain a better understanding of the development of the sport there. A huge crowd of over 500 schoolchildren greeted him, with several games put on in his honour. These included an exhibition game between Kotababi and Unity primary schools. A number of children from the schools subsequently travelled to the United Kingdom in October 2008 to participate in a tournament arranged by charity Tour Aid. Personal Sackey has two brothers, Eddie and Kojo, and two sisters, Beverly and Annabel. In 2006, Paul set up his own car-sourcing business, finding and selling top-of-the-range cars including, in one case, a £330,000