Toulon rule out Steffon Armitage sale but open England World Cup door

Bernard Laporte says he has spoken to Stuart Lancaster Toulon would release Armitage for all England training camps Toulon name Armitage in European Champions Cup squad Robert Kitson: Armitage to Bath would have rebooted EnglandSteffon Armitages prospect of playing for England in next years World Cup hinges more on the form and fitness of his back-row rivals than how he himself plays this season after Toulon finally ruled out selling the 29-year-old to Bath.Armitage was named in Toulons squad to face the Scarlets on Sunday in the European Rugby Champions Cup. If he plays, he will be cup-tied f…