After an injury to Alex Goode he was called up to the England squad in May 2013.
Armand was nominated for the Aviva Premiership player of the year award, which was won by Alex Goode.
Still here, what's more, as Director of Rugby at a club with an increasingly prominent profile in England and internationally, with Saracens and their glut of star Test players-Owen Farrell, Brad Barritt, Alex Goode and Billy and Mako Vunipola among them-consistently at or near the top of the Premiership in recent years, and in the latter stages of European competition.