EXPERIENCED Warriors signing Tom Savage is excited to add to the reigning champions in their second season back.
Savage joins ahead of the 2026/27 season, off the back of Worcester Warriors' 2025/26 Champ Rugby-winning return season.
The second-row already boasts an impressive CV, as a centurion and former captain of Gloucester, alongside spending time playing rugby in Japan and the Super League.
After seven years playing his rugby abroad, Savage explained that the time felt right to return home.
"I'd been on the road," he said. "My family and I – I have got two young daughters and there were both born overseas in Japan – we’ve sort of lived a nomadic lifestyle not for about seven years, so an opportunity to come home and put some roots down was something that really excited me."
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On Warriors themselves, Savage added he was excited to add to the squad.
"(It is) a club that’s built on a rich history, that’s on its own journey as well, that achieved some awesome things so far after being back one season, but hopefully coming int o that environment and adding as much as I can really excited me," he said.
"The coaches, Evs (head coach Matt Everard) has already touched on it that it’s not a new book, chapter one has been completed and we can really add and build some special things in what is going to come into this season. I’m really excited to be a part of that."
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The experienced forward is also well-acquainted with a number of Warriors' senior players, having spent time with captain Matt Kvesic and player-coach Billy Twelvetrees at Gloucester.
"It’s always nice to know a couple of other people in the changing room," he said. "Especially when you get on well with them. (Matt Kvesic and Billy Twelvetrees) have been good friends of mine for a long time.
"We’re all young lads at one stage and now all of them have got kids and got families. I think it’s a special part of rugby when you can grow and build those connections over time with those people."
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Having embarked on the first three weeks of pre-season as Warriors ramp up to opening day against Bedford Blues on September 19, Savage is raring to get going.
"I'm really excited," he said. "I’ve been made to feel really welcome, an awesome group of boys, the facilities are amazing. The weather has been outstanding, probably a little bit too hot for pre-season training, but it’s awesome to be here and I’m massively excited."
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