Welcome to England - Weepu's debut is one to forget


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 08 Sep 2014

New Zealand All Blacks Piri Weepu (standing) leads team mates in a Haka before their Bledisloe Cup rugby union test match against Australian Wallabies in Brisbane October 20, 2012. REUTERS/Jason O'Brien

(Reuters) - Mr Fixit, as All Blacks World Cup winner Piri Weepu is known in his homeland, might need putting back together this week.

The veteran scrumhalf swapped New Zealand for English club rugby with London Welsh in the close-season, and was looking forward to his debut for the promoted Premiership team against Exeter on Sunday, his 31st birthday.

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