NEW Zealand back Bryce Heem has touched down in this country – but he won’t be involved in Worcester Warriors’ Aviva Premiership derby at Gloucester on Saturday (2pm).

The 26-year-old helped Auckland to the Premiership final in New Zealand which Canterbury won with a 25-23 success in Christchurch.

Heem played at full-back or on the wing in Auckland's campaign, scoring five tries in 10 matches but Canterbury clinched their seventh national title in eight years.

“He landed at 10.40am today but it’s a little bit too late for the weekend,” revealed Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan.

“He’s just done nine months of rugby but he will be in next week and operating and we will see if we can get him involved.

“We are quite excited about him as a talent and we will see where we can play him and the different options he provides for us. He might play on the wing or at 13. We will wait until we see him here.

“He scores tries regularly and any side would be pleased to see that."

New Georgian hooker Jaba Bregvadze won’t be available for Warriors’ trip to Kingsholm.

“It’s too early from visa and immigration-type elements than from anything else but a bit more time won’t do him any harm either,” said Ryan.

“We watched Jaba throughout the World Cup and he’s got pedigree at Toulouse and is another person who gives us a little bit more strength in depth.”

Warriors head for Gloucester after a 27-13 defeat at Sale Sharks last Friday.

Ryan doesn't anticipate many changes to Warriors' line-up and is treating their first four games as a block.

“We want some consistency in selection certainly for this first block of four matches," said Ryan.

“What we thought was right against Northampton was still right against Sale. We recognise we have to create some opportunities, probably after the block of four just to see where the competition will come from."

The likes of Max Stelling, Ben Howard and Carl Kirwan all started for Worcester Cavaliers in a development match against Sale on Monday.

“Some of the reasons for that group is they are not operating at the pace we want, the accuracy we want or at the physicality nedded," explained Ryan.

“The people who are going week to week are the ones we think are the best at that and that’s the standard we are driving across the club."

Gloucester opened their Premiership account with a 39-27 win at Newcastle Falcons but slipped to a 17-15 home defeat against Saracens last Friday.

“I think Gloucester are kicking a huge amount of ball looking for field position and there will be a big contest on the floor and we have to make sure we are good and robust in those areas," said Ryan.

"We have got our line and a decent set-piece and we have to make sure we are robust at dealing with the kicking game otherwise people will keep examining it."

Worcester were under the cosh for long periods at Sale and Ryan wants his troops to offer more threat in attack.

“Against Northampton, we saw glimpses of what we’re capable of doing when we get in the right areas of the field, while Sale kicked and pinned us in their own half. We have to work out how to get out of that situation and not start attacking from our own line."