‘Genuine mistake’ Chloe Madeley defends husband James Haskell after women’s rugby backlash

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"They aren't messing around.They push it BOTH front and centre AND behind the scenes.A post shared by James Haskell (@jameshaskell)Chloe went on: "They hired, intentionally, female rugby players to join the team and have both a creative and editorial input."They are GENUINELY fighting the fight and not just talking about it, like many others are.In a new story, she continued: "Yes, the post should have said. 'Men's Rugby' before listing the most capped front row forward, but given that the photo used showed two male rugby players, I personally think that distinction was fairly obvious..."And the women who wrote and posted it obviously did, too."She went on to brand the list's exclusion of women as a "mistake", claiming that it was "innocent."Chloe wrote: "It was a genuine mistake made by James' colleagues and friends, who also fight the good fight for women's rugby, on the front line, everyday in their lives and work."So to come off stage and see those friends and colleagues being reprimanded for such an innocent mistake, obviously led him to make a dismissive comment to the critic.The next slide went on: "Saying 'Have a day off' obviously isn't the best way to handle the situation, probably would have been better to say, 'Oh, you're right, we'll change it to 'MEN'S RUGBY' now, but when the person who is leading the charge has also been championed and applauded publicly by the team, and knows exactly how much they do for women's rugby, it likely felt like a very public slap in the face for, well, a very innocent mistake.""Chloe ended her thoughts on the matter: "And while some people are right to feel offended by a dismissive remark like, 'Have a day off,' I can tell you now that the hundreds of DMs both James and I have.