FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS AND ROTHERHAM BACK ROW

ED WILLIAMSON

ALL roads travelled led to where I am now, in idyllic southwest France with my amazing wife Bev and three kids, living the dream as an artist; however, the journey certainly had a few bumps along the way! Having started playing senior rugby at Bishop Auckland in my native north-east, Newcastle came in for me and soon I was playing alongside true greats like Jonny Wilkinson and Matt Burke, the silkiest runner I’ve ever seen.
I was in really good shape and formed a telepathic understanding in the back row with ...