James Haskell is one of the UK’s most recognisable sports personalities.
James Haskell is a 77-cap England international, British & Irish Lion, and former Wasps, Premiership and European Cup winner. Famous for his powerhouse performances and larger-than-life character, James played nearly 300 top-flight games across England, France, Japan and New Zealand, and was named ‘Man of the Series’ during England’s historic 3–0 victory over Australia in 2016. He was also part of England’s 2016 Grand Slam-winning squad.
Since retiring from professional rugby in 2019, James has built a hugely successful career as a podcaster, presenter, author, DJ and high-demand public speaker. He is co-host of the smash hit weekly podcast ‘The Good, The Bad & The Rugby’, one of the UK’s most popular sports shows with over 120,000 listeners per episode.
James Haskell is one of the UK’s most in-demand and multifaceted speakers, blending elite sporting experience, sharp insight, high-performance expertise and razor-edged comedy into a uniquely powerful stage presence. Having spoken professionally since the age of 17, James is known for his honesty, energy, and ability to connect with audiences through both humour and hard-hitting life lessons.
James’s speaking style is defined by a rare mix of entertainment and education, balancing roaring laughter with deeply practical takeaways on resilience, pressure, personal growth and high performance. His talks draw on his careers in international rugby, broadcasting, DJing, business, mental health advocacy, and stand-up comedy.
Whether delivering a keynote, hosting a gala, performing stand-up, or leading a corporate leadership session, James brings unmatched energy, intelligence and authenticity, leaving audiences entertained, inspired and genuinely changed.
Keynote Topics:
- Resilience, pressure and adversity
- Health, fitness and physical performance
- Leadership and building winning teams
- And more…
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Keynote Topics:
- High-performance mindset and elite habits
- Leadership and building winning teams
- Resilience, pressure and adversity
- Mental health, identity and wellbeing
- Confidence, discipline and self-belief
- Motivation, purpose and personal development
- Health, fitness and physical performance
- Reinvention and thriving through change
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James Haskell has also launched a host of other successful podcasts, including What A Flanker, Couple’s Quarantine, Backrow Radio, and the comedy-led Amuse Douche, collectively amassing more than 500 episodes and 500+ hours of content.
James is a familiar face on British television, with appearances onI’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, A League of Their Own, The Chase, Fighting Talk, Question of Sport, Celebrity Mastermind (winner) and numerous other primetime programmes, bringing humour, intelligence and unapologetic charisma wherever he goes.
As a Sunday Times best-selling author, James has written a series of successful books spanning sport, fitness, mindset and autobiography. His titles include What A Flanker, Ruck Me, Perfect Fit, Rugby Fit, Cooking for Fitness, Approach Without Caution and the GBR-linked release, Reloaded.
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