England's Steffon Armitage picks up a loose ball and charges towards the Barbarians' line during their rugby union match at Twickenham Stadium in London May 30, 2010. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
LONDON (Reuters) - Steffon Armitage is "world class" and would walk into England's forward pack for the World Cup if they relaxed their policy of not picking overseas-based players, Toulon team mate Bakkies Botha said.
Back rower Armitage won the last of his five caps in 2010 and has been out of contention since joining French big-spenders Toulon from London Irish a year later.
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