Steffon Armitage to Bath would have suited and rebooted England | Robert Kitson

The 29-year-olds move from Toulon has all but fallen through but it would have given Stuart Lancaster a get-out on the stance on overseas players and strengthened his World Cup optionsMove from France hits stumbling blockSo near and yet so far. Steffon Armitage is still in Toulon, Bath are still short of back-row cover and England, as things stand, do not have the luxury of having another top-quality Premiership flanker to select. It is a shame because Armitages proposed return to English club rugby was one of those rare stories that would have suited everyone, give or take his besotted fans a…