I had right to stay with England, says Stade Françaiss James Haskell

By Gavin Mairs 1008PM GMT 08 March 2010

Tug of fight England flanker James Haskell has sought to defuse the row over his disaster to fool around for Stade Francais Photo GETTY IMAGES

Haskell, who is approaching to keep his place in England"s side to face Scotland, has found himself at the centre of an sharpening row in between bar and nation over his services.

Stade Français owners Max Guazzini had in jeopardy that authorised movement could be taken opposite both the twenty-four year-old for crack of stipulate and the Rugby Football Union after Haskell unsuccessful to leave the England stay and lapse to France for Stade"s 29-0 better by Toulouse in Paris on Saturday.

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Attempting to defuse the row, Haskell pronounced in a have a difference "There has been so most erring criticism per my stipulate with Stade Français that I feel I need to residence the issue.

"The stipulate contains confidentiality clauses that I am firm to comply but I can contend that the have a difference of my recover for general avocation and precision is privately supposing for and I bewail that there has been a disagreement with the bar per this.

"I would similar to to have it transparent that Stade Français have been really great to me and I am really happy in Paris. I am seeking brazen to personification for Stade Français again at the end of the Six Nations."

Haskell"s French-based England team-mate, Riki Flutey, will have no such concerns subsequent deteriorate as the centre is set to lapse to Wasps after usually one year at Brive.

The RFU will not be aiding the move financially, nonetheless England physical education instructor Martin Johnson will no disbelief acquire Flutey"s lapse to the chosen player patrol in World Cup year.

Johnson looks ready to have a series of changes for Saturday"s diversion at Murrayfield. Leicester close Louis Deacon will reinstate Simon Shaw, who has been ruled out by a shoulder injury. Tom Palmer has been called in to the patrol as cover.

Gloucester"s Mike Tindall, one of five reinforcements called in to the squad, could have a warn lapse to the match-day 22. Tindall, who longed for the autumn debate with a injure leg tendon injury, done usually his second Premiership begin given Oct for Gloucester opposite Wasps on Sunday.

Tindall has transposed Leicester centre Dan Hipkiss, who has an ankle problem, whilst Shane Geraghty has returned to the comparison overlay as precautionary cover for Toby Flood, who suffered a head repairs on Saturday.

The full-back on all sides was additionally the theme of debate, with Ben Foden a probable deputy for Delon Armitage, who is struggling with a rib injury. Flanker Joe Worsley, scrum-half Paul Hodgson and Chris Ashton, the Northampton wing, were additionally underneath consideration.

Gloucester full-back Olly Morgan has come in as cover for Armitage, whilst Leeds flanker Hendre Fourie has perceived his initial comparison call-up after Wasps" Dan Ward-Smith suffered knee vinculum repairs at the weekend.

Meanwhile fFormer England flanker Michael Lipman has demanded a assembly with the Australian Rugby Union after his due move to the Melbourne Rebels was blocked. The former Bath captain"s anathema for unwell to take a drug exam lapsed on February 28, but the ARU have refused to permit his move.