Delon Armitage

Personal information

Full name

Delon Anthony Armitage

Date of birth

15 December 1983 (age 33)

Place of birth

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Height

1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

Weight

93 kg (14 st 9 lb)

School

Richmond College, North Westminster Community School off Harrow Road

Relatives

Steffon Armitage

Club information

Position

Fullback / Wing / Outside Centre

Current club

Lyon

Youth clubs

Years	Club
	Richmond Racing Rugby Club de Nice

Senior clubs*

Years	Club	Apps (points)
2002–2012 2012–2016 2016-present	London Irish RC Toulon Lyon OU	165 (330) 72 (126) 2 (0)

Representative teams**

2008–2012

France U16
England Saxons
England

3

26 (44)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 13 December 2014.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 25 October 2011.

Delon Anthony Armitage (born 15 December 1983) is a rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for Toulon and England. He also occasionally plays centre and often does place kicking, mainly from a distance or if the regular kicker is unable to take it. He is leaving Toulon at the end of the 2015/2016 season to join French Top 14 side Lyon.

From 1996 to 2002, Armitage lived in Roquefort-les-Pins on the French Riviera and from the age of 12 Armitage began playing for Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing. Armitage was rejected by the France Under-16s, who claimed he was too tall and skinny. On his return to London, Armitage joined Richmond before London Irish offered him a professional apprenticeship. Armitage joined the Academy in 2002, where he played for the England U19's and was involved in the team that won the U19's National Cup (02-03). From there he progressed to the U21 squad. His talent was recognised and Armitage played for England in the IRB World Sevens tournament 2005. In August 2009 he took part in the Middlesex Sevens tournament in Twickenham where he helped London Irish to victory over Samerai International to take the championship. In May 2013 he scored Toulon's only try of the match as they won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16-15 against Clermont Auvergne.

On 8 November 2008 Armitage made his full England debut against the Pacific Islanders at fullback following injuries to Mathew Tait and Nick Abendanon. He put in a man of the match winning performance setting up a try for winger Paul Sackey. English Rugby legend and team manager Martin Johnson described Armitage's debut performance as outstanding. Armitage was one of the few England players to warrant any praise during the 2008 Autumn Internationals in which England lost three out of their four matches. Armitage scored his first international points with a 45-meter drop goal against Australia.

On 3 February 2009, Armitage and his brother, Steffon Armitage, were both named in England's starting XV to take on Italy in the opening game of the 2009 Six Nations. The ninth pair and the first time since Rory Underwood and Tony Underwood stepped onto the field together in 1995 that two brothers have played in the same England team.

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