Flanker reflects on the value of psychology, rugby’s need to extend its horizons and how Eddie Jones transformed England
What a Flanker, the title of James Haskell’s autobiography, sums up a player who could not have taken the game or his career more seriously, but is still prepared to poke fun at himself. If he learned early on the value of publicity in generating a profile and spent years honing it, he is someone who has considerable depth: what you see is not what you get.
Haskell’s book is published in a week when two other club stalwarts, Chris Robshaw and Brad Barritt, are playing their final matches for Harlequins and Saracens respectively. While all three were not the most naturally talented players of their generation, they maximised their ability and made themselves indispensable.
Written by Paul Rees
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