Shawn Pittman

Eagle prop Shawn Pittman has completed negotiations with the London Welsh club in England and is set to embark upon a new phase of his playing career in the UK.

Both parties signed off on the contract Wednesday.

It had taken Pittman four months to get a visa to play in the UK.

Pittman has played six internationals for the USA having debuted in 2008.

Most recently he has been playing his club rugby with the Bayside RFC in Canada.