James Andrew Welbon Haskell was born on 2 April 1985 and is an English former rugby union player who played for Wasps RFC and Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership, and internationally for England.
26 Facts About James Haskell
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In November 2019, it was announced that Haskell would be participating in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity.
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James Andrew Welbon Haskell was born on 2 April 1985 in Windsor, Berkshire.
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James Haskell was educated at Papplewick School in Ascot, Berkshire and Wellington College in Crowthorne, in Berkshire.
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James Haskell played for Maidenhead Rugby Club prior to joining, where he was part of the highly successful Colts set up.
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James Haskell was a replacement as Wasps won the 2007 Heineken Cup Final.
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In 2011, James Haskell agreed to join the Highlanders in Super Rugby, saying he has always wanted to play in new environments and to "improve and become a better player for England".
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On 7 May 2019 James Haskell announced his retirement from professional rugby via an Instagram post.
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James Haskell represented England at under-17,18 and under-19 levels as well as playing for England Sevens.
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James Haskell played for Wales at under-18 level, qualifying thanks to his Welsh mother, and is qualified to play for Ireland.
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James Haskell just missed out on selection for the 2007 Rugby World Cup for England, despite spending the summer in their training camp.
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James Haskell played a prominent role in the England team in the 2008 Six Nations.
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James Haskell appeared in both tests of the 2008 summer tour of New Zealand.
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James Haskell appeared in all three autumn internationals, starting against South Africa.
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James Haskell participated in every game of the 2009 Six Nations, though he lost his starting berth to Tom Croft.
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James Haskell was a member of Stuart Lancaster's 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup he was left on the bench in favour of Tom Wood as England crashed out in the group stages.
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James Haskell had previously done analysis and commentary work for English promotions such as BAMMA and CFF.
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In February 2020, it was announced that James Haskell would make his professional mixed martial arts debut on 16 May 2020 at Wembley's SSE Arena.
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In November 2019, it was announced that James Haskell would be participating in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity.
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James Haskell ultimately became the fourth person to be voted off.
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James Haskell is married to television presenter Chloe Madeley; the couple started dating in 2014.
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James Haskell announced on Good Morning Britain in February 2022 that he and his wife Chloe are expecting a baby girl.
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James Haskell later made light of the incident in a YouTube podcast in 2019 joking, 'All I am going to say is this.
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James Haskell is a DJ playing house music and producing his own music.
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James Haskell has built up a reputation having played around the world in places such as London, Dubai and Ibiza.
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James Haskell has a series for the renowned house label Defected Records called Backrow Beats.