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.
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Armitage was born in Westminster, London, England.[1] He is of Trinidadian descent through his mother.[2]
Rugby union
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
London Broncos
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
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
Armitage has represented England Rugby Union at every age group and made four appearances for the under-20s in 2011.[3][5]
References
External links
- London Broncos profile
- Guy Armitage profile at London Irish
- SL profile