James Haskell

For the American inventor, see James Richard Haskell.

James Haskell
Argentina vs England at 2011 Rugby World Cup
Birth nameJames Andrew Welbon Haskell
Date of birth (1985-04-02) 2 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birthWindsor, Berkshire, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)[2]
SchoolPapplewick School, Ascot
Wellington College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number eight
Youth career
Wasps Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2009
2009–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2018
2018–2019		 London Wasps
Stade Français
Ricoh Black Rams
Highlanders
Wasps
Northampton Saints		 92
48
11
12
118
5		 (70)
(35)
(5)
(0)
(30)
(0)
Correct as of 29 March 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2019
2007–2019
2017		 Saxons
England
British & Irish Lions		 22
77
 (15)
(20)
Correct as of 17 March 2018
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2006 England Dubai

James Andrew Welbon Haskell (born 2 April 1985) is an English former rugby union player who played chiefly as a flanker for Wasps RFC and Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership, and internationally for England.

In August 2019 he announced he would become a professional mixed martial artist and is currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he is to compete in their Heavyweight division.[3] In November 2019, it was announced that Haskell would be participating in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[4]

  1. ^ "James Haskell". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ "British & Irish Lions James Haskell". British & Irish Lions. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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  4. ^ Harp, Justin (11 November 2019). "I'm a Celebrity cast confirmed as Caitlyn Jenner, Ian Wright and more join". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 November 2019.