Tackling aside, Haskell has also urged the powers that be to ensure rugby moves with the times. The 38-year-old, who excelled over two spells with Wasps, who have now ceased trading, offered his suggestions to avoid other clubs encountering similar financial difficulties.
“I think rugby is in an awful place,” he added. “It doesn’t know how to market itself and there are a lot of people at the top who don’t know how to run a sport in this day and age. We should be making rugby a summer sport to attract a wider audience and enhance the entertainment factor.
