Coordinates: 52°44′30″N 1°52′37″W / 52.74156°N 1.87702°W / 52.74156; -1.87702

Armitage
Armitage  Armitage shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SK084160
Civil parish	Armitage with Handsacre
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGELEY
Postcode district	WS15
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield[1]
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Armitage is a village in Staffordshire, England on the south side of the Trent and Mersey Canal between Lichfield and Rugeley. Together with the adjacent village of Handsacre, it forms the parish of Armitage with Handsacre.

Village amenities[link]

Armitage has a variety of village amemites including a Londis, a privately owned fishing shop, a corner newspaper shop and the Croft Primary School. Armitage is also the home of Armitage Shanks.

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The name comes from the Middle English Ermitage, meaning 'Hermitage',^[2] from a tradition that a hermit lived between the church and the River Trent^{[citation needed]}. It does not appear in the Domesday Book although Handsacre does.

The professional golfer Robert Rock was born in Armitage.

Armitage is close to the villages of Handsacre and Hill Ridware. It is also close to the towns of Rugeley and Stafford.

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Delon Armitage

Personal information
Full name	Delon Anthony Armitage
Date of birth	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 28)
Place of birth	San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb) [2]
School(s) attended	Richmond College, north Westminster community school off harrow road
Relatives	Steffon Armitage
Club information
Position(s)	Fullback / Wing / Outside Centre
Current club	London Irish
Youth clubs
Years Club Richmond Racing Rugby Club de Nice
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 2002 ‐ RC Toulonnais 0 (0)
Representative teams**
2012- France U16 England Saxons England 3 26 (44)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only. ** 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 London Irish 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.

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.^[3] Armitage, was rejected by the France Under-16s claiming he was too tall and skinny.^[4] On his return to London, Armitage joined Richmond before his current club, London Irish offered him a professional apprenticeship.^[5] 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.^[6]

England career[link]

Armitage during 2011 RWC

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.^[7] English Rugby legend and team manager Martin Johnson described Armitage's debut performance as outstanding.^[8] 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.

In the next match, in the 2009 Six Nations Championship he scored his first try against Wales at the Millennium Stadium. He also scored a penalty and a try in England's 14–13 loss against Ireland at Croke Park. Armitage scored his third England try in as many games when he touched down against France at Twickenham, in a match England went on to win 34–10. He celebrated his try by kissing the England badge on his shirt, quite possibly to highlight his snub by the France Under-16s.

He played in England's two test matches against Argentina, scoring two tries in the first test.

Personal life[link]

Armitage's stepfather John played for Hatfield and encouraged his sons to such an extent that four of them are now professional players. Steffon and Guy both play at Irish. Steffon is also a member of the Saxons squad. Bevon left RFU Championship club Doncaster Knights in 2010 for his brothers' youth club Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing. Armitage is the first native West Indian to play rugby union for England. He has two children with his current girlfriend, a son Cameron (born 2007) and a daughter Chloe (born May 2009). He is a Queens Park Rangers fan.

Away from Rugby, Armitage enjoys Cricket and Tennis. His hero is former All Blacks blindside flanker Jerry Collins.^[1]

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} Page error
2. ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". web page. RFU. http://www.rfu.com/SquadsAndPlayers/EnglandElite/DelonArmitage.aspx. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 
3. ^ Delon Armitage: England star made in France - News & Comment, Rugby Union - The Independent
4. ^ Brothers in Armitage | The Sun |Sport|Rugby Union
5. ^ Delon and winding road: The unlikely story behind new England rugby star Armitage's success | Mail Online
6. ^ Delon Armitage: 2008/2009 Biography & Statistics - London Irish
7. ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | English | England 39-13 Pacific Islanders
8. ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | English | Johnson praises England debutants

External links[link]

• London Irish profile

Steffon Armitage (born 20 September 1985 in San Fernando, Trinidad) is a rugby union player for RC Toulon in the Top 14.

Career[link]

Armitage plays as a flanker. He is of heavy build but of comparatively slight stature for a modern day flanker. A comparison with Neil Back has been made and like Back he is quick and particularly effective in ruck turnovers.^[1] He grew up in the south of France where he and his brothers played for Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing.^[2]

He was a member of the England Saxons squad that won the 2008 Churchill Cup.^[3] On 1 July 2008 he was again selected for the England Saxons squad.^[4]

He was called up for the England elite squad ahead of the 2009 Six Nations Championship to replace the injured Lewis Moody,^[5] making his full international debut against Italy in the opening game.^[6] He started both matches in England's drawn two test series against Argentina in June 2009.^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

• London Irish profile
• England profile