Speedster Fidow’s out to give Worcester wheels

AFTER impressing at the World Cup, Samoan wing Ed Fidow aims to seize his Premiership chance by steering Worcester into the Premiership top six.

Fidow, who only started playing rugby at 19 but quickly progressed into the professional game via Samoa 7s before playing for Bordeaux and Provence in France, made his Warriors debut in last week’s shock win at Harlequins and is setting his bar high.

“I was happy to make a good start on debut and we’ve got a really good squad with a lot of competition,” Fidow, 26, said.

“I’ve only been a professional for four or five years but the facilities at Worcester are the best I’ve ever seen and they look after their players so well.

“They’d really like to get into the top six for the first time so I’ll try to use my speed as a weapon to help us get there. I’ve still got lots to learn, especially in the Premiership which is like a cup final every week, but they just want me to express myself.”

Fidow plans to follow in the footsteps of a long line of high-quality Samoan finishers to have graced the Premiership – a stellar cast that includes David Lemi (Bristol), Sailosi Tagicakibau (London Irish) and Sinoti Sinoti, currently at Newcastle Falcons.

He added: “I got to play on the opposite wing to Sinoti during the Pacific Championship in 2018 and I learned a hell of a lot.

“A lot of good Samoan players, including my idol, Alafoti Fa’osiliva, have played in England and done well, so that’s my big ambition too. Worcester had a really tough season last year but we don’t want to be fighting relegation anymore.”

While Fidow enjoyed his World Cup experience, Samo won just one Pool game under coach Steve Jackson.

Fidow said: “There’s no higher level than the World Cup so I was really humbled to achieve my dream. It was one of the best experiences of my life and hopefully I can play in the next one in France as well.

“But we need our team to be better and the biggest thing is we must keep the same coach instead of changing him every two years. I’ve only been involved since 2018 but I’ve already had two coaches and they’re looking for another.”