Armitage banned for 12 weeks after abusive rant


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 18 Dec 2014

Toulon's Delon Armitage prepares to grab the ball during his French Union final rugby match against Castres at the Stade de France Stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, June 1, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

LONDON (Reuters) - Former England international Delon Armitage has been banned for 12 weeks for abusing spectators after Toulon's European Cup clash with Leicester earlier this month.

The 31-year-old wing/fullback will be eligible to play again from March 8, 2015, a European rugby disciplinary hearing said late on Wednesday.

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