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\"Delon Armitage’s disciplinary record could affect his England World Cup hopes<\/span> <\/p>\n

England international Delon Armitage has been suspended for three weeks for striking Northampton’s Stephen Myler.<\/p>\n

The London Irish full-back, capped 19 times, has been suspended from 4-10 May and 24 May-6 June for the incident in the Premiership game on 23 April.<\/p>\n

The ban has been split because London Irish cannot qualify for play-offs.<\/p>\n

An eight-week ban for pushing an anti-doping officer cost him a Six Nations place and he will now miss England’s game with the Barbarians on 29 May.<\/p>\n

He will also be unavailable for London Irish’s final Premiership game of the season at Leicester on 7 May.<\/p>\n

It is a huge blow to the talented 27-year-old’s aspirations of earning a place in England’s World Cup squad later this year.<\/p>\n

He made his Test debut in 2008 but has recently fallen down the pecking order with Northampton’s Ben Foden preferred as Martin Johnson’s first-choice for the number 15 jersey.<\/p>\n

Armitage was found guilty of using threatening and\/or abusive and obscene language during a drug test after the Exiles’ game against Bath in January.<\/p>\n

RFU disciplinary officer judge Jeff Blackett said during his first disciplinary hearing that his behaviour was “completely unacceptable” before enforcing the eight-week ban<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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