If Toulouse Olympique are to avoid relegation and stay in Super League, they have to start by beating Catalans Dragons at Stade Ernest Wallon on Thursday night.
If they do it, their giant, dreadlocked, Devonian centre may well be their hero. Guy Armitage is different. His 6ft 5in frame, topped with another four inches of dreadlocks, makes him stand out.
He is also the first player raised in Devon to feature in Super League since the Henderson brothers – and few other Super League players can say they played union with Owen Farrell and George Ford.
And then there’s his late conversion: Armitage was 27 when he switched to rugby league. He is not the oldest British player to convert in recent years – Gareth Thomas was 35, Andy Powell 32 and Luther Burrell 29 – but he will soon surpass Thomas’ record of 28 top-flight appearances in league.