Unfinished business for Drauniniu at London Welsh

Winger Josh Drauniniu has unfinished business at London Welsh, where he is heading back to spearhead their attempts to win a third Championship title in four years.

He first joined Welsh from Harlequins in 2010, scoring 15 tries (four of them coming in one game against Moseley) to help them reach the Championship semi-finals.

However, a finger injury ruled him out of their clash against Cornish Pirates and their loss ended his season before he headed to Worcester Warriors in 2011.

“It was a real downer for me, I really wanted to play for London Welsh and finish off on a good note, but obviously I didn’t," he recalled.

It was pretty sad for me, the way I left.
 
"I was pretty gutted for the boys who played and for coaches Phil [Greening] and Mike Friday, as they lost the semi-final.
 
"It was great to be part of that team, but this season we probably have a better team than we had that year. I can’t wait to get the season underway."

He is understandably keen to make up for that disappointment and get the Exiles back on track after a poor 2014-15 season.

"I’ve had some success here and I think I can come back and replicate that success. Coming back here is a challenge for me; to see if I can achieve that level of success again,” he said.
 
"The other motivation is the boys here and the coaches. Last season in the Premiership was disappointing and I got to see what the Championship is all about last season with Worcester. It’s going to be hard, but I can’t wait."

Drauninui scored 24 tries in 54 appearances for Worcester and was their leading try-scorer in the 2012/13 season.

"It’s good to be back; Old Deer Park brings back a lot of fond memories and I can’t wait for the new season," he said.
 
"I spent one season here with a lot of great players. The [Lewis] twins are still here and Matt Corker, and the new boys are fitting in well and the boys who’ve been here the past few seasons have been very helpful.
 
"It’s good to be here and good to be back, and I can’t wait for the new season to start."
 
“I want to come back here and continue that winning style, and we could get into the finals.”