Piri Weepu: I’m still adapting to the Premiership way
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Piri Weepu: I’m still adapting to the Premiership way
New Zealand scrum half Piri Weepu arrived in the Premiership with much fanfare this summer.
The poster boy of the new London Welsh side, he epitomised their ambitious nature – a World Cup winner and one of an incredible 26 new signings who were, in head coach Justin Burnell’s words, not looking just for survival but to establish themselves in English rugby’s top flight.
After two rounds, he might rescind that statement if you offered him survival right now.
105 points conceded, and a single league point to their name is a long way from the start they were hoping for.
The problem with so …
The poster boy of the new London Welsh side, he epitomised their ambitious nature – a World Cup winner and one of an incredible 26 new signings who were, in head coach Justin Burnell’s words, not looking just for survival but to establish themselves in English rugby’s top flight.
After two rounds, he might rescind that statement if you offered him survival right now.
105 points conceded, and a single league point to their name is a long way from the start they were hoping for.
The problem with so …
