Guy Armitage
Birth name | Guy Richie Armitage[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Delon Armitage (brother) Steffon Armitage (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guy Richie Armitage (born 29 November 1991) is an English rugby union player currently attached to Aviva Premiership side Wasps.
Club career
Born in Westminster, London,[1] Armitage played at Brixham and earned a scholarship to Wellington College before joining the London Irish Academy.[2] He made his debut against Sale Sharks on 5 November 2010 becoming the third Armitage brother to play for the club after Delon and Steffon.[3] He then spent time on loan at Championship sides London Welsh and London Scottish during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, making a total of six appearances and scoring one try.[4]
He also made eight appearances for Welsh during 2011–12 but decided to join French side Toulon at the end of the season.[5] Less than six months after leaving, he returned to London Irish on loan for the rest of the season having not made any appearances in France.[6] He played 21 times upon his return and in February 2013 re-signed with the club until 2015.[7] Before returning to London Welsh in 2015.[8] It was announced on 15 March 2016 that Armitage will join Premiership side Wasps next season.[9]
International career
Armitage has represented England at every age group and made four appearances for the under-20s in 2011.[2][4]
References
- 1 2 "Guy Armitage profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Playing squad 2013–14: Guy Armitage". London Irish. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Sale Sharks 39–14 London Irish". London Irish. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Players profiles: Guy Armitage". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "London Irish centre Guy Armitage confirms Toulon move". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Guy Armitage relishing London Irish return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Guy Armitage signs two-year London Irish deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "London Welsh agree deals for Armitage, Drauniniu and Thomas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Guy Armitage: London Welsh centre to join Wasps next season". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
External links
- Guy Armitage profile at London Irish