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.

New Zealand half-back Piri Weepu has been ruled out for around a month after it was determined he had recently suffered a minor stroke.