FORMER Blues and Auckland winger Melani Nanai has joined up with his Warriors team-mates as the countdown to the new English domestic season gathers pace.
The Samoan arrived at Sixways for pre-season training on Monday (August 12) and he will be available to start the new campaign next month.
“This is fantastic news for us. It means Melani will be here before our training camp in Spain at the end of this month and he can also play a meaningful part in our pre-season,” said Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons.
“I have said before that Melani is an X-Factor player and having him available for the first game is a terrific boost for us. I’m looking forward to working with him.”
Nanai, 25, is one of eight new signings made by Solomons for the 2019/20 season.
Hooker Matt Moulds – a former team-mate of Nanai at Blues – tighthead props Conor Carey (Connacht) and Richard Palframan (London Scottish), back-row forward Caleb Montgomery (Ulster), lock Graham Kitchener (Leicester Tigers), Samoa international wing Ed Fidow (Provence) and scrum-half Jono Kitto (Northland) have all been involved in pre-season training since Warriors players reported back last month.