Nathan Vella is confident that his former Auckland teammate Piri Weepu will have little difficulty settling in to life at London Welsh and the Aviva Premiership.
Aviva Premiership new-boys London Welsh have landed the highest profile signing of the off-season so far with the signature of former All Black and World Cup winner Piri Weepu.
London Welsh boss Justin Burnell wants his players to be thinking about more than just survival in the Aviva Premiership this season when they open up at home to Exeter on Sunday, September 7
Fresh from the club's Greene King IPA Championship success, London Welsh will be targeting more silverware at the inaugural Rugby World Club 10s in Singapore on June 21-22.
London Welsh have added to the club's front row options for next season's Aviva Premiership campaign with the signings of Taione Vea, Ricky Reeves, Shane Cahill, Jack Gilding, Nathan Taylor and Jimmy Litchfield.
The Aviva Premiership’s newest team, London Welsh, have wasted no time in building their squad for the 2014/15 season, with the addition of three new faces just the day after signing Olly Barkley.
London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell was in understandably jubilant mood after watching his side clinch their place in next season's Aviva Premiership.
With the final match of the 2013/14 RFU Championship season tomorrow, London Welsh may take a 19-point lead into the 2nd leg of their final with Bristol, but they'll head to the Memorial Stadium next week still targeting a win.
London Welsh took a giant stride towards regaining their place in the Premiership with a convincing 27-8 win over Bristol in the Championship play-off final first-leg at Kassam Stadium.
Justin Burnell praised his sides' character after London Welsh came back from 13 points down on aggregate against Leeds Carnegie, with just 12 minutes remaining, to set up a Championship final showdown with Bristol, with a place in the Premiership the prize.
London Welsh will face Bristol for a place in next season's Aviva Premiership after Gordon Ross' late penalty handed them a dramatic victory over Leeds Carnegie.