Armitage antics spark Twitter fury

Toulon full-back Delon Armitage has been slammed by former and current players for his behaviour during Saturday’s Heineken Cup final win over Clermont.

Mon, 20 May, 2013 - 01:00

En route to scoring the match-winning try in the 16-15 win, the former England full-back waved at Brock James as he went over for his try.

The incident drew criticism from former England hooker Brian Moore as well as Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans and Scotland duo Chris Cusiter and Max Evans.

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