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Tuesday Feb 19, 2013

Alfie To'oala superman tackle and Ed Williamson flying clearout

Last week we shared a clip of a huge Mike Tindall clearout in the Premiership. About a month back something similar happened in France, so here is a look at that, as well as another questionable incident from the same game.

The match in question was Stade Francais vs London Welsh in Round 6 of the Amlin Challenge Cup, a game that was won 39-17 by the hosts after six tries were scored. Two yellow cards to London Welsh helped matters, and there could well have been a third.

The first was for a breakdown infringement as Stade Francais attacked the tryline, but the second came about from what could be described as a high, late and flying tackle by big Alfie To’oala.

Paul Warwick was the unfortunate flyhalf on the receiving end of it, and To’oala was shown yellow.

Later in the game the level of crazy stepped up a bit as To’oala’s replacement, Ed Williamson, flew over the top of a ruck to clear out an opposition player. He was lucky to only be penalised.

While you may judge the man based on this quick bit of foul play, he actually spoke recently about a softer side, and his passion for art and painting. “It’s good for me because I’m quite an aggressive player and it calms me down a little bit. It’s a good release,” he said.

“I like big scenes, big landscapes, expressive colours. If you spoke to my mum she’d tell you that I’ve always been fascinated with sunsets – the way the light can hit clouds and create such magnificent colours.

“On the side, I really enjoy doing detailed pencil sketches,” the burly loose forward added.

To view some of Ed’s artwork, check out the Ed Williamson Artwork Facebook page

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