Armitage sends Jones a 'reminder'

Armitage scored two tries to steer reigning European Champions Cup champions Toulon to a 24-9 win over Leinster at Stade Mayol.

Not only that, Armitage was at the heart of a home effort that saw them force nine turnover penalties, as he French team effectively knocked Leinster out of the running for a quarterfinal place in Pool Five.

Jones may have been in Coventry to see Wasps host Bath, but he would no doubt have been watching the earlier game.

And he would have been pleased to hear Armitage admit he still harbours hopes of one day playing for England again.

"I wouldn't say no, but my first thing is to keep playing well for Toulon and keep my place here," said Armitage after being asked about playing for his country again.

"That's the only way I am going to get anywhere at international level – keep my head down and keep pushing.

"Who knows what is going to happen in the future."

Toulon extended their unbeaten run at home in the top tier of European rugby to 16 games as they ground out a victory that made it three successive defeats for Leinster.

The two teams will meet again in Dublin on Saturday.

"We had something to prove after our first game and we wanted to show that we still have got the ambition to go further and to win it four times," Armitage said.

"This is just a stepping stone and hopefully we can come out stronger next week again," he added.

"There is a lot we messed up in the game and a lot we can improve on.

"It was a tense week coming into this game especially after getting zero points at Wasps.

"I have to thank all the forwards for my tries – it is eight guys together and we all worked really hard for those tries."

Source: @ChampionsCup