James Haskell has been accused of disrespecting women's rugby players after telling a top rugby player to "have a day off" when she corrected a social media post that didn't include England's women internationals.
Bristol Bears Women loosehead prop Simi Pam, who plays in England's top women's rugby competition, took issue with an Instagram post from The Good, The Bad And The Rugby podcast - fronted by Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne - which listed England's most-capped front-rowers. But, as most-capped women's rugby player Rochelle 'Rocky' Clark was absent from the list, Pam called out the fact the post did not explicitly say it was referring to male players only.
Former England back-rower Haskell, 37, soon told Pam to "have a day off", and it is the response to this correction which has seen Haskell come in for criticism rather than the mistake itself. He went on to claim to have done "more for the growth of the women’s game than anyone", referencing the spin-off podcast about women’s rugby, The Good, The Scaz and The Rugby which launched last year. It is hosted by Red Roses centurion Emily Scarratt, Tindall and broadcaster Elma Smit.
