NEW boy Ashton Sims insists he will relish his time in England as he goes about trying to break into Warrington Wolves' first team.

The Fiji captain, signed from North Queensland Cowboys, began pre-season training with his new teammates on Monday ahead of the 2015 Super League season.

And he is ready to hit the ground running.

“I know it’s going to be tough to get into the first team,” said the 29-year-old. “They’ve got a lot of quality players – I watched a lot of games last year.

“We’ve got a really good squad for 2015 and we’re looking to get the ball rolling early by getting some momentum for 2015.

“I’m honestly really looking forward to this year. It’s a new chapter in my life, our life as a family, and one I’m really going to relish.”

Joining Wolves was an easy decision for Sims after receiving a call from boss Tony Smith, who is confident the prop arrives in top form.

“That’s the exciting thing for me, I’ve come off one of my better seasons – probably my best season,” added Sims.

“Our coach at Cowboys gave me an opportunity. We had an unfortunate injury to one of our boys, Matty Scott, and he was the starting front rower.

“I got an opportunity and kept that spot for the rest of the year when our State of Origin boys came back.

“It was a nice thing to have so much confidence that a coach gives you and that’s what I feel off Tony.

“He’s really passionate about footy and I like the way Warrington play. Everyone in the NRL knows about Tony Smith and the first time he rang me I was in awe – I couldn’t believe it.

He continued: “I’ve met Brian Smith, his brother, a few times and talked to him before, but Tony was real passionate about rugby league and Warrington.

“He was frank about saying it was tough when you first move over for foreigners, but you give it a chance.

“That’s what we’re doing. We’re not coming here expecting anything off anyone, we’re going to come over here and live the life, get into the Warrington lifestyle and the English lifestyle.”

If Wolves fans think their season ended dramatically in a 16-12 play-offs defeat at Wigan, spare a thought for Sims and his Cowboys teammates after their 30-31 loss against Sydney Roosters.

“It was really weird,” he recalls. “We didn’t start the game off well at all and after about 25 minutes we were 30-0 down.

“We got a try before half time and stormed back in the second half. We were pretty unlucky at the end there to get called a knock on, but looking back it probably was – I’ve seen them let go in the NRL.

“It was a bitter pill and that’s something that motivates me, coming here with unfinished business, especially watching the boys here last year losing to Wigan.”

And the former Cowboys, Brisbane Broncos and St George-Illawarra man is keen to continue his football education in England.

“I’m looking forward to mixing with some of our forwards here. Chris Hill, Bennie Westwood, playing with Roy Asotasi and Ben Harrison, the list goes on,” he explained.

“I’m certainly not going to come over here and tell everyone ‘this is what you’ve got to do’. I’m still learning, I’ve played 12 years in the NRL and I’ll never stop learning.

“That’s why I wanted the challenge over here of getting to play in completely different conditions to what I’m used to and with a coach who’s got a really good reputation."

“That’s what excites me the most, the next chapter of our life and my football career, coming to a successful club. If I can help any young kids or even the older guys I’ll give it to them."

He was also impressed with fellow new boy Daryl Clark’s England performances in the Four Nations.

“Daryl Clark looks the goods, especially his first touch against Samoa,” said Sims.

“I was down on the Gold Coast and playing in Brisbane, but I thought 'no wonder he’s won the Man of Steel over here' and I’m glad he’s on our team next year."

“That’s a nice little piece of the puzzle as well moving forward to 2015.

Sims is well aware of Wolves’ Challenge Cup history and having played at Wembley for Fiji in last year’s World Cup, he is desperate to make a return.

“It was probably one of the biggest highlights in my career, getting to play at Wembley,” he said.

“I’d only heard about it before. I’ve watched rugby union games on there and there was an NFL game there during the World Cup.

“But to get to play there was unbelievable, moving forward that’s something I want to do. I don’t want to just play that one game there, I’d love to play the Challenge Cup there as well.

“But there’s a lot of hard work before we get to that. That’s something us as a club will be looking forward to, getting that hard grind.”

So what does Sims expect to bring to the Wolves dressing room?

“I really like to have a laugh,” he smiled. “There’s so much seriousness in rugby league you’ve got to have a bit of fun off the field.

“It’s certainly what I enjoy doing. I take rugby league as seriously as the next person, but once we’re in the dressing room, and at the right times at training, it’s good to have a bit of a laugh, a bit of a play around with the blokes.

“I’m just going to do my thing. I’m a pretty simple kind of guy. My life, I don’t do too much different stuff it’s pretty well black and white – I don’t go too much out of the circle.”

However Sims' feels when he steps out at The Halliwell Jones Stadium in primrose and blue for the first time, he probably won't be as nervous as when he appeared on The Footy Show's Perfect Partners, answering questions about wife Nicole.

"It was pretty nerve-wracking," he laughed. "I didn’t know how my wife was going to take it. Once I started getting a few questions wrong I started sweating pretty bad, I think I just fell to bits in the end.

"We didn’t come last, we got three out of nine, so I was pretty happy with that score."