DAVID BARNES

FRENCH COLUMN
One-time England winger Delon Armitage, who won four major trophies with Toulon, is now geared up to depriving them of another. And, by helping beat them 15-6 yesterday, he maintained Lyon’s hopes of grabbing a piece of silverware for themselves.
For the win delivered by five Mike Harris penalties against two from his fly-half counterpart Anthony Belleau left his team just one point behind Toulon in the scrap to reach the playoffs.
At the age of 34, Armitage would love to crown a career often bedevilled by controversy on and off the field with a last hurra...