Here’s a look at five ex-Red Rose stars whose lives have taken a tough turn off the pitch, including THREE 2003 Rugby World Cup winners.
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🔴 JAMES HASKELL
Former England star James Haskell is deep in financial trouble
Court documents reveal he’s locked in a legal dispute with his landlord over damage to property and equipment linked to his failed gym business.
The ex-back rower, 40, launched a F45 gym in Bath back in 2017—but the venture couldn’t survive the pandemic. Now, his company Hask 45 (Bath) Ltd is nearly £1 million in the red.
According to the latest filings, the business is battling a legal claim over unpaid rent and costly repairs, with £927,738 in total liabilities—£437,000 of which is owed to another of Haskell’s own companies.
Big plans to expand the gym chain to London and Manchester were scrapped after COVID hit. Hask 45 (Manchester) Ltdclosed in March 2021, while Hask 45 (Richmond) Ltd followed in September 2022.
Another of his companies, Hask 45 Ltd, has also filed debts of £456,367 as of May 2024.
It doesn’t stop there—two of Haskell’s other sports-related businesses are also in the red. James Haskell Health & Fitness Ltd is down £58,318, and Rugby Connections UK Ltd is £68,855 in debt.
All told, the former Wasps and England man is facing a combined £1.5 million debt pile across four firms.
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