Ed Fidow
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| Full name | Teofilio Fidow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Motoʻotua, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Southern Cross Campus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teofilio Fidow (born 11 September 1993) is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Major League Rugby club New York and the Samoa national team.[1]
Club career[edit]
Fidow began his career in New Zealand with the Papatoetoe RFC in the Auckland Gallagher Shield competition, Earning selection for the Auckland Sevens squad.[2]
In 2017, Fidow moved to Australia to play with Wests Rugby in the Queensland Premier Rugby Competition[3] Fidow was spotted by Brad Thorn and selected for Brisbane City for the 2017 National Rugby Championship.[4]
Later on in 2017, Fidow was selected as a medical joker for Bordeaux-Begles in the French top 14 season, staying until the end of the season.[5]
Following on from his Samoan selection, the newly promoted Provence rugby contracted him for the 2018-19 Pro D2 competition.[6]
Fidow has signed with Worcester Warriors for the 2019-2021 Premiership rugby seasons.[7]
International career[edit]
In 2015, Fidow was selected for the Samoa rugby sevens team as part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. He played two seasons with Samoa Sevens, scoring 21 tries in 46 Appearances.[citation needed]
In May 2018, Fidow was selected for the Samoan national team for the first time to play in the Pacific Nations Cup.[8]
Fidow was selected for the Samoan team for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bio". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Youth and experience in Mens Sevens team". www.aucklandrugby.co.nz.
- ^ "QLD Premier Rugby Finals Preview". 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Thorn to take helm of Qld Country". www.couriermail.com.au. 2 August 2017.
- ^ "L'UBB engage deux jokers : Ben Volavola et Ed Fidow". SudOuest.fr. 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Union Bordeaux-Bègles : Fidow signe à Provence Rugby". SudOuest.fr.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors: Ed Fidow signs, but fellow winger Bryce Heem is to leave Sixways". BBC Sport. 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Sport: Three new caps named for Manu Samoa". RNZ. 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Sport: Manu Samoa name two new caps in RWC squad". RNZ. 31 August 2019.
External links[edit]
- Ed Fidow at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Ed Fidow at Premiership Rugby
- Ed Fidow at ESPNscrum
- Ed Fidow at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Union Bordeaux Bègles players
- Provence Rugby players
- Worcester Warriors players
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Brisbane City (rugby union) players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby New York players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- New Orleans Gold players
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players in France
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Expatriate rugby union players in the United States