Steffon Armitage
| Full name | Steffon Elvis Armitage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 September 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ivybridge Community College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Delon Armitage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Number 8 / Openside Flanker | ||
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| Youth Career | |||
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Richmond Racing Rugby Club de Nice |
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2004–2006 2006–2011 2011–2016 2016– |
Saracens London Irish Toulon Pau |
5 136 158 23 |
(15) (135) (155) (10) |
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Correct as of 9 October 2016
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008– 2009–2011 |
England A England |
5 |
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Steffon Armitage (born 20 September 1985) is an English professional rugby union player who currently plays for French Top 14 club Pau.
Born in San Fernando, Trinidad in 1985, Armitage grew up in the south of France, where he and his brothers played for Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing.
Armitage began his professional rugby career at Saracens, before signing for London Irish in 2006. Armitage started for London Irish in the 2009 Premiership final against Leicester Tigers, which the Tigers won 10-9.
At international level, Armitage was a member of the England Saxons squad that won the 2008 Churchill Cup. On 1 July 2008 he was selected to represent the England Saxons again. Armitage was called up for the England elite squad ahead of the 2009 Six Nations Championship to replace the injured Lewis Moody, making his full international debut in England's 36-11 win against Italy in the opening game. He started both matches in England's drawn two test series against Argentina in June 2009. Armitage would go on to win two further England caps in the 2010 Six Nations, coming off the bench in England's wins over Wales and Italy.
In May 2011, Armitage was granted an early release from his contract with London Irish to allow him to join French club RC Toulon. In his first season in France, Armitage scored 7 tries in 27 matches. Armitage was in the starting 15 for 23 matches, and a substitute in 4. During this season, Armitage played for Toulon in the finals of the Top 14 and the Amlin Challenge Cup.
In July 2012, Armitage was provisionally suspended for abnormal drug test results., but was cleared to play all the games of the new season with Toulon, both in the Top 14 and Heineken Cup. In November, Armitage was cleared of the doping charge. On 19 November, Armitage was designated as best foreign player in the Top 14 by the Oscars of Midi Olympique (French Rugby Newspaper). In May 2013 he played as a replacement as Toulon won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against Clermont Auvergne.
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