James Haskell

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

England name squad for Italy

Stuart Lancaster has kept faith in his 23 Cardiff hero to take on Italy in the second round of the Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Burrell and Joseph to take centre stage against Wales

Twelvetrees on the bench but four Lions return.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 11 years ago

Flying Joe Simpson eager to exploit gap in the No.9s market

Wasps scrum-half knows he has it all to do to claim a place in England’s World Cup squad but his form...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

England v Australia preview

As widely expected, Billy Twelvetrees will start at inside centre for England on Saturday as they take on Australia at Twickenham....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Wigglesworth, Haskell and Twelvetrees return for England

Richard Wigglesworth, James Haskell and Billy Twelvetrees will make their first appearances in a match day squad this month after being...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Aviva Premiership round 7 teams

Bath v Newcastle Bath: Luke Arscott; Olly Woodburn, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; Gavin Henson, Micky Young; Nathan Catt, Ross...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery

James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 11 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs

What makes a great schools rugby team? And which were the best ever school XVs? Two perennial questions that always enliven...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 11 years ago

Dream Team: Tom Varndell – Wasps and former Leicester wing

1. Matt Mullan – One of the fittest players I’ve ever played with. The ultimate professional on and off the pitch...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain talks to World Cup winner Neil Back about England’s back-row

Neil Back wants to accentuate the positives for England in the week that the 2015 World Cup countdown began in earnest....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

VIDEO: Q&A with Twelvetrees, Haskell and Hartley

Gloucester captain Billy Twelvetrees on being named captain, the new Gloucester signings, his hopes for this season and England duty. London...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Haskell captains Wasps and signs new contract

Wasps today announced that England international James Haskell has extended his contract with the club and will captain Wasps this season....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain: it’s time for Stuart Lancaster to decide on his style of forward play

The heat has been turned up following England‘s blackwash in New Zealand with the All Blacks and their cheerleaders in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Get the players fully fit, Stuart, and cut down on your subs

The biggest mental plus that New Zealand have over England at the end of their three-Test summer series is Julian Savea’s...

By Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Referee Nigel Owens let All Blacks off hook with his card calls

Chris Robshaw and his troops will be mightily disappointed at this defeat which speaks volumes as nobody gave them a chance...

By Jeremy Guscott

Dream Team

/ 12 years ago

Dream Team: James Haskell – Wasps & England and former Stade Francais, Ricoh Black Rams and Highlanders flanker

1. Tim Payne – One of the most hard-working props there has been. Just a complete team man in the way...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 12 years ago

Dream Team: Paul Doran-Jones – Harlequins and former Leinster, Wasps, Gloucester, Northampton & England prop

1. Fabien Barcella – He was just an unbelievable scrummager. I played against Biarritz in one of my first European matches...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Aviva Premiership round 16 teams

Bath v Saracens Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Bath claim Amlin top seed and teams

Bath will go into the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals as the top seed following their 54-13 demolition of Bordeaux-Begles at The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Charlie Davies – Wasps scrum-half

Good wins against Leicester and Gloucester… corner now turned? Definitely. We’ve always known we can deliver performances and the last few...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 12 years ago

Sebastien Chabal: Rugby Legend, Poker Fan

Poker has become a worldwide phenomenon, capturing the attention of people from all walks of life since the early noughties. Plenty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Aviva Premiership round 6 teams

Bath v Gloucester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Rob...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 12 years ago

James Haskell’s nutrition tip: Let’s shake – it could do you the world of good!

I get asked a lot on twitter by young guys: Do I take protein shakes? Do I take creatine? There is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Andy Goode – London Wasps fly-half

An ex-Leicester man at Wasps… how? I know. If you’d told me when I was playing for Leicester that I’d end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

New coffee-shop owner Chris Robshaw determined not to become a has-bean

For Chris Robshaw, the coffee entrepreneur, it’s a case of better latte than never.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 12 years ago

James Haskell: I’ll never give up fight to play for England

James Haskell was quick to brush off his latest England snub and with Tom Croft now ruled out for the season,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Paul Doran-Jones – Harlequins prop

How are you settling in at Quins? I’m really enjoying it. It’s a great environment here, they’re a great bunch of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 12 years ago

James Haskell: Paul O’Connell could take over from captain Sam Warburton

There have been some stand-out performances by the Lions and perhaps more questions raised than answered. It’s disappointing the opposition haven’t...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: Wow, this game is so easy from Press box

I had last minute surgery on my knee a couple of days ago and was under the knife for over three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: Being big and strong does not make you good

Is rugby becoming too dangerous? Are players getting too big? Could rugby be heading the same way as the NFL, with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: I can’t wait to see new back row in action

Being injured sucks! Not just because you miss out on all the tours. No it sucks because you end-up working harder...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: Power of music puts me in mood for a battle

Once on tour, the pressure and nervous excitement will start to creep up on the Lions players, building to a crescendo...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: It’s Wade or Care as my man of the season

Coming to the business-end of the season means finals, tours and awards. The shortlist of names for this year’s Premiership Player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Win a limited edition Front Up Lions hoodie

With the upcoming squad announcement on Tuesday, Front Up Rugby roars into battle with the launch of a limited edition range...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Alex Gray in numbers: from No.8 to 7s, and then to 13 in 15s!

Alex Gray intends following Tom Croft and James Haskell by using England Sevens as a route to international stardom. Gray’s surprising...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: Lions must be wary of these Aussie dangermen

So what sort of side will the Lions face Down Under? Having played Super Rugby against many of their guys when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: Magic of the Lions transcends everything

As the end of this season approaches, the elephant is in the room. The topic being touched upon with baited breath...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: Wasps fall in classic episode of Euro thrills

The Premiership is fantastically competitive week-in- week-out. It’s hard, it’s physical and many of the weekly match-ups could easily be described...

By The Rugby Paper Team