Guy Armitage

Guy Armitage
Birth nameGuy Richie Armitage[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 33)
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 Reds 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
2019–20 London Broncos 7 3 0 0 12
2019(loan) → London Skolars 1 3 0 0 12
2019(loan) → Doncaster RLFC 1 0 0 0 0
2021–24 Toulouse Olympique 56 41 0 0 164
2025– Bradford Bulls 0 0 0 0 0
Total 65 47 0 0 188
As of 31 October 2024

Guy Richie Armitage (born 29 November 1991) is a dual code English rugby footballer who plays rugby league for Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship. He previously played for the London Broncos.

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]

Bradford Bulls

On 31 Oct 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship on a 1-year deal.[19]

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

  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.
  19. ^ Callum Walker (31 October 2024). "Toulouse Olympique outside back Guy Armitage makes move to Championship rivals". Total RL.