England Rugby legends financial nightmare exposed with legal troubles ongoing
Rugby NewsSunday, 07 December 2025 at 19:38
Former England star James Haskell faces financial trouble, battling his landlord in court over property and equipment damage from his failed gym.
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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 is £68,855 in debt.
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
All told, the former Wasps and England man is facing a combined £1.5 million debt pile across four firms.
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