Guy Armitage

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Guy Armitage
Birth nameGuy Richie Armitage[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birthWestminster, London, England
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
SchoolWellington College
Notable relative(s)Delon Armitage (brother)
Steffon Armitage (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–12 London Irish 8 (0)
2010 → London Welsh 1 (0)
2011 → London Scottish 2 (5)
2011–12 → London Welsh 3 (0)
2012–13 Toulon 0 (0)
2012–13 → London Irish 21 (25)
2013–15 London Irish 14 (15)
2015−16 London Welsh 29 (65)
2016−18 Wasps 11 (20)
2017 → Jersey 1 (5)
2018−19 Ealing Trailfinders 7 (20)
Correct as of 28 April 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 England U20 4 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 London Broncos 7 3 0 0 12
2019 → London Skolars (loan) 1 3 0 0 12
2019 → Doncaster (loan) 1 0 0 0 0
2021– Toulouse Olympique 34 31 0 0 124
Total 43 37 0 0 148
As of 03 September 2023

Guy Richie Armitage (born 29 November 1991) is a dual code English rugby footballer who plays rugby league for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for the London Broncos.

Background[edit]

Armitage was born in Westminster, London, England.[1] He is of Trinidadian descent through his mother.[2]

Rugby union[edit]

Armitage played at Brixham and earned a scholarship to Wellington College before joining the London Irish Academy.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

He also made eight appearances for Welsh during 2011–12 but decided to join French side Toulon at the end of the season.[6] 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.[7] He played 21 times upon his return and in February 2013 re-signed with the club until 2015.[8] Before returning to London Welsh in 2015.[9] It was announced on 15 March 2016 that Armitage will join Premiership side Wasps next season.[10]

Rugby league[edit]

London Broncos[edit]

Armitage signed with the London Broncos in August 2019 following a successful trial with the club.[11] He made his Super League debut in round 26 of the 2019 Super League season vs Catalans Dragons.[12] In September 2020 it was announced that Armitage had signed for new Canadian club Ottawa Aces for their inaugural season in the RFL pyramid in 2021.[13]

Toulouse Olympique[edit]

On 9 Mar 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Toulouse Olympique in the RFL Championship on loan.[14] After a three week trial he was signed on for the 2021 season. He made a try scoring debut against Sheffield Eagles on 27 June[15] and scored two tries on his only other appearance of the season at Bradford.[16] On 21 October 2021 Toulouse announced that Armitage had signed a new one year contract and would be part of the squad for 2022, their first season in Super League.[17] On 15 October 2023, Armitage played in Toulouse Olympique's upset loss in the Million Pound Game against the London Broncos.[18]

International career[edit]

Armitage has represented England Rugby Union at every age group and made four appearances for the under-20s in 2011.[3][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Guy Armitage profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ "How the West Indies could line-up if their rugby league team returned". Love Rugby League. 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Playing squad 2013–14: Guy Armitage". London Irish. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Sale Sharks 39–14 London Irish". London Irish. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Players profiles: Guy Armitage". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  6. ^ "London Irish centre Guy Armitage confirms Toulon move". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Guy Armitage relishing London Irish return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Guy Armitage signs two-year London Irish deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  9. ^ "London Welsh agree deals for Armitage, Drauniniu and Thomas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Guy Armitage: London Welsh centre to join Wasps next season". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Guy Armitage:London Broncos sign former London Irish & Wasps winger". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Danny Ward praises forward duo after impressive Catalans victory". Love Rugby League. 18 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Ottawa Aces sign former England U20 international Guy Armitage". www.timescolonist. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Guy Armitage joins Toulouse on loan". www.rugby-league.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Championship (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  16. ^ "Championship (Sky Sports)".
  17. ^ "Le TO prolonge Guy ARMITAGE jusqu'en 2022". 21 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Championship Grand Final: Toulouse 14-18 London Broncos - Capital club back in Super League". www.bbc.co.uk.

External links[edit]

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