Ed Fidow
| Full name | Teofilo 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
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
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
- ^ "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
- Ed Fidow at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Ed Fidow at European Professional Club Rugby
- Ed Fidow at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- Ed Fidow at ESPNscrum
- Ed Fidow at ItsRugby.co.uk
