James 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
Place of birthWindsor, Berkshire, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
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 London Wasps 92 (70)
2009–2011 Stade Français 48 (35)
2011–2012 Ricoh Black Rams 11 (5)
2012–2013 Highlanders 12 (0)
2013–2018 Wasps 118 (30)
2018–2019 Northampton Saints 5 (0)
Correct as of 29 March 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2019 Saxons 22 (15)
2007–2019 England 77 (20)
2017 British & Irish Lions
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. 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!.