Jonny Wilkinson: England right on Steffon Armitage

A last-minute World Cup return by Steffon Armitage would have been “disruptive” for England, according to Jonny Wilkinson.

Jonny Wilkinson: England right on Steffon Armitage

World Cup-winner Wilkinson has backed his former Toulon team-mate Armitage’s decision not to chase a Test return by forcing a move back to a Premiership club.

Flanker Armitage has been in the Test wilderness since swapping London Irish for Toulon in 2011, as England refuse to select overseas-based stars.

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