James Haskell

Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = James Haskell

| fullname = James Haskell
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|4|2
cityofbirth = Windsor, Berkshire
countryofbirth = England
nationality = British
height = 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
weight = 17 st 6 lbs (111 Kg)
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school = Papplewick School, Ascot Wellington College
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position = Flanker
currentclub = London Wasps
clubnumber = 6
youthyears =
youthclubs = Wasps Academy
years = 2002 ‐
clubs = London Wasps
caps(points) = 73 (70)
repyears = 2007 ‐
repteam = England
repcaps(points) = 8 (0)
ru_sevensnationalyears =
ru_sevensnationalteam = England
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James Haskell (born 2nd April 1985 in Windsor, Berkshire) is an English professional Rugby Union player who currently plays for London Wasps in the Guinness Premiership and internationally for England.

Education

Haskell was educated at Papplewick School, Ascot, and Wellington College, Berkshire. He was widely cited as the greatest rugby player that the school has ever produced.

Career

He had played for the Maidenhead Rugby Club, Berkshire prior to joining London Wasps, where he was part of the highly successfully Colts set up. James, a six foot three Flanker had represented England at under-18, 19 and under-21 levels as well as having played for England Sevens. In the 2007 Six Nations Haskell was called into the starting line up for the final game of the tournament for England against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, where he was part of a back-row that was for the first time in history provided by one club, Joe Worsley and Tom Rees were the other players from London Wasps. He is widely regarded as the successor to Lawrence Dallaglio due to their similar styles of play, and played a prominent role in the England set up in the 2008 Six Nations. He has been selected as part of the England touring squad of New Zealand in the Summer.

References

External links

* [http://www.jameshaskell.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=13043 England profile]
* [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/112_146.php?player=4909&includeref=dynamic Guinness Premiership profile]
* [http://www.wasps.co.uk/playerdisplaySS.ink?skip=11&season=07/08&seasonl=2007/2008&playertype=P Wasps profile]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7179451.stm England new boys - James Haskell]