Sherrard later moved to Germany to study, taking a few years off from curling. In 2016 he went with friend to the world championships in Basel and was introduced to the German team there, he was later asked to join the German national team as an alternate to replace an injured player. He played for the team (skipped by Andy Kapp) at the 2016 European Curling Championships, playing in five games in total. The team finished 4–5, good enough for fifth place overall. Kapp left the team that season, and Sherrard was promoted to play lead on the team, now skipped by Alexander Baumann who had been throwing fourth stones. The team represented Germany at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, finishing with a 3–8 record, in 10th place, and again at the 2018 Worlds.