Newcastle have signed Scotland loosehead prop Jon Welsh from Glasgow on a two-year contract beginning next season, the English Premiership club announced on Tuesday.
Welsh, 28, has been capped four times by Scotland and was a member of the squad that finished last in this year's Six Nations, although he missed the last part of the tournament with a fractured hand.
"Newcastle are a club with a big future and definitely want to go places and for me personally, it's the challenge of being able to come down and compete in the Premiership," Welsh told the Newcastle website.
"I love Glasgow, I'm from here and all my family is here. This is my seventh season at the club and I think at 28, its good timing for change and to challenge myself in a new environment where the ambitions are high."
Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards added: "Jon is a player who comes with a great pedigree and has been a key feature of a Warriors team that is a consistent force in the Pro 12 (Celtic League) and one that will add further quality to our front row options."
Source: AFP
