Savage, a 194-game veteran of Gloucester, said it was an exciting opportunity to lead the side.
Since joining the side, aiming to challenge himself, he has worked as hard as possible and has been doing his best during the week to try and have the team put their best foot forward.
He believes in leading by action.
"You need to make sure you're nailing your role and putting everything into the side, communicating with the referee, but leading by my actions is the most important thing I can do."
Savage said not many people from his part of the world get the chance to do what he has been doing.
"I knew it was going be different culturally and rugby-wise, but I've loved it so far. I've loved learning it. A lot of environments can learn a lot from what this group has."
The emphasis among the players on home and family, their religion, and the attention they pay to that each day had impressed him.
"They're playing for where they're from which is an unbelievable thing and super powerful as well."
Known as Tomasi by the team, he has had a chance to appreciate some of the talent in the side, especially wing Kyren Taumoefolau.
"His game's growing week in and week out, and it's shown in his performances and the way he's preparing. He's a super-exciting prospect and nowhere near his ceiling point, which is the most exciting thing.
"Hopefully, he continues to go from strength to strength."
Ahead of the Chiefs game, Savage said the win over the Hurricanes showed the side they were starting to learn to know what works for them.
"There's a belief there we didn't lose faith after a couple of those narrow losses, but it's awesome to chalk up a win."
That has them wanting to produce a big performance against the competition leaders.
"You want to be in situations where you can test yourself against outfits like that."
Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan said recovering from the intensity of the Blues game, in which they had to make 270 tackles, was the key to their week.
He was relieved that lock Tupou Vaa'i had recovered from a knee injury because of the contribution he had been making.
"He's going gangbusters at the moment. He's taking his game to another level.
"We respect what Moana Pasifika bring to the table and we were keen to get Tupou out there. He's passed everything with flying colours."
Moana Pasifika has improved each year they've been in the competition.
"They've recruited well and look organised and clear on the game they want to play. They've had some strong performances highlighted by their win over the Hurricanes.
"They're a dangerous team and need to be respected."