England World Cup Star Poses Naked in Photo-shoot for Sports Magazine

Posted by Odinaka on Fri 18th Sep, 2015 - tori.ng

He is willing to lay his body on the line for his country during the next six weeks, and James Haskell isn't shy when it comes to showing off his impressive physique.

Haskell is currently dating 28-year-old media personality and fitness guru Chloe Madeley

James Haskell who currently plays for and captains London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership is not too shy when it comes to showing off his impressive physique.

The English rugby player bared almost everything in a photoshoot for Sport Magazine.

And while he may be a hulking figure for England, Haskell says he owes his imposing frame to Wales head coach, Warren Gatland after the New Zealander 'locked' him in the gym for half a year.

James Haskell posed naked in a photoshoot for Sport Magazine

Reflecting on his time under Gatland's tutelage, Haskell has revealed the lengths to which the 52-year-old went.

"I had to battle to put on size early in my career. When I started at Wasps, Warren Gatland - who was the coach at the time - was a huge advocate of wanting his young players to be big, so he locked me and [retired flanker] Tom Rees in the gym for about six months,' he told Sport Magazine.

"We operated under the motto: 'Get big or die trying.' But I'm never satisfied. I always want to be in better shape. The most important thing for me right now, though, is performance. I'm obviously proud of my body and work very hard for it, but I don't eat or train to have a good body - I eat to perform."