After a miserable maiden season in the Aviva Premiership, World Cup winning scrum half Piri Weepu has agreed to leave London Welsh and join French Top 14 side Oyonnax on a two year deal.

The two year deal Weepu signed with London Welsh last summer had an exit clause which would be triggered upon relegation-and, with zero wins so far this season- a plummet to the Championship looks inevitable and the scrum half has exercised his option to leave.

Oyonnax currently sit eighth in the French Top 14 and Weepu will join the club on July 1st.

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A penny for Piri Weepu’s thoughts.

After years of collecting silverware as the All Blacks incumbent scrum half, Piri Weepu finally decided, last summer, to try European Rugby when he signed for London Welsh.

Despite signing upwards of twenty players, Welsh have found life in the Aviva Premiership hell; losing all their games and conceding upwards of two hundred points in their opening five games.

Last weekend, Welsh faced relegation rivals Newcastle in a must win game at the foot of the table, which they went on to lose 23-3.

In a sequence that summed up his and Welsh’s season, Weepu was steamrollered by Newcastle’s loosehead and England squad member, Kieran Brookes.

If it wasn’t for Chris Hala’ufia, the prop would have scored and Weepu’s day would have gone from bad to worse.

Youtube Credit: Habi Aftabi

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London Welsh have had a rotten start to their first Premiership campaign since promotion.

Welsh, who signed over twenty players during the off season, have lost all their fixtures to date; conceding 249 points in the process.

In this one excerpt, from Welsh’s 52-0 tonking at the hands of Harlequins, the London based sides season was summed up.

Welsh manage to fumble the ball from three routine kicks which, nine times out of ten, any professional player would claim with relative comfort.

When the opposition fans ironically cheers your successful fielding of a ball, you know things are bad.

Youtube Credit: Ruddy Darter

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If you’re a London Welsh fan, or, indeed, player, then you’re probably best to avoid this video as it will rekindle terrible memories for you.

Despite signing upwards of twenty players in the off-season, Welsh have struggled to acclimatise to life in the Aviva Premiership and their record of 151 point conceded in their opening three games makes for grim reading.

In their latest defeat, to Sale Sharks, Welsh put on a how NOT to tackle clinic.

Tom Brady, the Sale winger, will unlikely score an easier try.

Brady didn’t run a particularly devastating line or move at any great speed and still managed to slice through the London Welsh defence.

The tackle bags will be used frequently on Welsh’s training ground in the coming weeks, of that you can be certain.

Clip Credit: Le-Rugbynitere- Daily Motion

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If you’re a London Welsh fan, or, indeed, player, then you’re probably best to avoid this video as it will rekindle terrible memories for you.

Despite signing upwards of twenty players in the off-season, Welsh have struggled to acclimatise to life in the Aviva Premiership and their record of 151 point conceded in their opening three games makes for grim reading.

In their latest defeat, to Sale Sharks, Welsh put on a how NOT to tackle clinic.

Tom Brady, the Sale winger, will unlikely score an easier try.

Brady didn’t run a particularly devastating line or move at any great speed and still managed to slice through the London Welsh defence.

The tackle bags will be used frequently on Welsh’s training ground in the coming, of that you can be certain.

Clip Credit: Le-Rugbynitere- Daily Motion

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Adam Jones will not be joining London Welsh

Contrary to media conjecture, Adam Jones will not be joining big spending newly promoted Premiership Side London Welsh, according to Big Red Management, the agency firm that represents the former Ospreys’ tight-head.

After being released by the Ospreys, Jones-who is rightly regarded as one of the worlds foremost tight-heads- has been linked with a number of clubs, including Toulon, and London Welsh’s coach, Justin Burnell, added to the speculation by expressing his interest in the former Lion.

However, the 33 year won’t be joining Piri Weepu at the Kassam Stadium and his future will become clearer in the coming days, read a tweet on Big Red’s official Twitter feed.

Jones won’t be joining London Welsh.

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