Chris Armit

Chris Armit (born 7 October 1983) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the NRL. He retired in 2012 and has played for the Parramatta Eels, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Penrith Panthers. He has represented Scotland.

Chris Armit
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Armit
Born (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)[1]
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–04 Parramatta Eels 15 1 0 0 4
2005–11 Canterbury Bulldogs 134 4 0 0 16
2012 Penrith Panthers 11 0 0 0 0
Total 160 5 0 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Scotland 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Early life

Armit was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Baulkham Hills.[5] His junior club was Merrylands Rams.[6]

Playing career

Armit started his career with the Parramatta Eels. At the end of the 2004 season, he was told by coach Brian Smith that he was unwanted for next season and subsequently left the club.[7]

As 2004 NRL premiers, Canterbury-Bankstown faced Super League IX champions, Leeds in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Armit played at prop forward in the Bulldogs' 32–39 loss. In the 2006 NRL season, he played 24 games as Canterbury finished second on the table. The club were expected along with Melbourne to reach the 2006 NRL Grand Final but suffered a shock 37-20 loss against the Brisbane Broncos at the Sydney Football Stadium. Canterbury had led 20-6 at halftime but conceded 31 points in the second half.[8]

In the 2007 NRL season, Canterbury again qualified for the finals. Armit played in the club's elimination final loss against his former club Parramatta at Telstra Stadium. In the 2008 NRL season, he played 18 games as Canterbury finished last on the table.

He was eligible for Scotland's 2008 Rugby League World Cup campaign.[9][10][11] He was later named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[12]

The following year in 2009, Canterbury finished second on the table and were among the favorites to win the competition alongside St. George Illawarra. Armit played in Canterbury's preliminary final defeat against Parramatta at Telstra Stadium.[13]

Armit signed a deal with the Penrith Panthers on August 2011. He played one season with Penrith in 2012 which saw the club finish second last above bottom placed Parramatta.[14]

Post-playing

Armit undertook an apprenticeship in turf management.[15]

He is an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government and an Apprentice Mentor in the NRL's Trade UP With The NRL Program.[15]

References
  1. "Chris Armit". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-05. Bulldogs Bulldogs profile at 5 May 2011
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. Yesterday's Hero
  4. NRL Stats
  5. "Armit sees greener pastures but his family will always come first". 28 January 2012.
  6. Players thebulldogs.com.au
  7. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project".
  8. "Broncos bury Bulldogs with record comeback". ABC News. 22 September 2006.
  9. "Robertson ready for Scotland". Sportinglife. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  10. "Robertson set for kilt call-up". Fox Sports. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  11. "Aussie stars join Scotland". Sky Sports. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  12. "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  13. "Eels thunder into grand final". ABC News. 25 September 2009.
  14. "Penrith Panthers Ins & Outs 2012". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  15. "Familiar workplace for retired Panther: Chris Armit | Australian Apprenticeships". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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