Louis Rees-Zammit

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Louis Rees-Zammit
Date of birth (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 21)[1]
Place of birthPenarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight13 st 10 lb (87 kg)[1]
Rugby union career
Youth career
  Cardiff Blues[2]
2017 Hartpury College[2]
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Gloucester 43 (120)
Correct as of 8 January 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Wales U18 5 (20)
2020– Wales 12 (30)
2021 British & Irish Lions 0 (0)
Correct as of 20 November 2021

Louis Rees-Zammit (UK: /ˈluːɪs/; born 2 February 2001) is a Welsh rugby union winger who currently plays for Gloucester in the English Premiership[3][2][4] and for Wales at national level.

Early life[]

Rees-Zammit was born in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.[5] He attended The Cathedral School, Llandaff and played rugby for the school.[6]

Club career[]

Rees-Zammit started his youth career at Cardiff Blues, before moving to Hartpury College and from there to the academy of Gloucester Rugby.[2] He broke into the Gloucester senior team in the 2019–20 season, becoming the club's youngest ever Premiership player.[7] He scored two tries against Worcester during a 36–3 win in December 2019,[8] and later the same month became the first 18-year-old to score a hat-trick of tries[9] during a 33–26 loss to Northampton.[10] He received the Premiership Player of the Month Award in December 2019.[11]

On 13 January 2020, Rees-Zammit signed his first professional contract with Gloucester.[12]

Rees-Zammit ended the 2020-2021 season with a record of 6 tries in 11 games and was named Gloucester's Young Player of the Year. [13]

International career[]

Rees-Zammit represented Wales at under-18 level.[2]

He received his first call up to the senior Wales squad, from coach Wayne Pivac, on 15 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[14] He made his debut for Wales, from the bench, in a test match against France held at Stade de France in Paris, France, in October 2020.[15][16] Rees-Zammit scored his maiden test try against Georgia on 21 November 2020.[17]

He scored his first 2021 Six Nations Championship try, on his Six Nations debut, in the Round 1 match against Ireland on 7 February 2021.[18] On 13 February 2021, in the Six Nations match against Scotland, he scored two tries, including the winning try, and was named as man of the match.[19][20] On 21 March, in the Round 5 Grand Slam decider, against France, Rees-Zammit had a try disallowed, following analysis by the TMO Wayne Barnes, when the ball was judged to have been grounded on the base of the corner flag.[21][22]

On 6 May 2021, Rees-Zammit was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[23]

International tries[]

Try Opponent Location Venue Competition Date Result
1  Georgia Llanelli, Wales Parc y Scarlets Autumn Nations Cup 21 November 2020 Win
2  Ireland Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2021 Six Nations 7 February 2021 Win
3  Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield 2021 Six Nations 13 February 2021 Win
4
5  Italy Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2021 Six Nations 13 March 2021 Win
6  Fiji Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2021 Autumn Internationals 14 November 2021 Win

Personal life[]

Rees-Zammit's paternal grandfather emigrated to London from Malta.[24][25][26]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Louis Rees-Zammit". wru.wales. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Who is Louis Rees_Zammit". Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ "The night Louis Rees-Zammit's career exploded and his perfect response when asked if he could play for England". Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Louis Rees-Zammit Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ Howell, Andy (August 16, 2020). "The Louis Rees-Zammit interview: I definitely want a Wales debut this autumn". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ^ Thomas, Simon (16 January 2020). "The story of the little boy who grew up to be Welsh rugby's next big thing and the brother who has his back". Wales Online.
  7. ^ "LOUIS REES-ZAMMIT BECOMES GLOUCESTER RUGBY'S YOUNGEST PREMIERSHIP PLAYER". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Gloucester's teenage sensation Louis Rees-Zammit continues remarkable rise by inspiring win over Worcester". The Independent. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Louis Rees-Zammit set a new Premiership record in Gloucester Rugby loss at Northampton Saints". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Welsh teen sensation Louis Rees-Zammit set to force his way into Six Nations squad after stunning hat-trick of tries". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Louis Rees-Zammit named English rugby's player of the month and immediately donates prize to Welsh cancer centre". Wales online. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  12. ^ "LOUIS REES-ZAMMIT EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT AT GLOUCESTER RUGBY". Gloucester Rugby. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Louis Rees-Zammit named 2020-21 Young Player of the Year". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  14. ^ {news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51117440 |publisher=BBC Sport|title=Six Nations: Wales call up teenager Rees-Zammit and Saracens' Tompkins |date=15 January 2020 |access-date=15 January 2020}}
  15. ^ "France vs Wales: Alun Wyn Jones to equal Test record, Louis Rees-Zammit set for debut". Sky Sports. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  16. ^ "France 38-21 Wales: Antoine Dupont inspires home side in Paris". BBC Sport. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  17. ^ World, Rugby (November 21, 2020). "Louis Rees-Zammit gets his first Test try". Rugby World.
  18. ^ "Rees-Zammit scores try on Six Nations debut as Wales hold off 14-man Ireland". February 7, 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Preview: Scotland v Wales". Six Nations Rugby.
  20. ^ Bath, Richard; Cosgrove, David (February 13, 2021). "Louis Rees-Zammit's stunning solo try sees Wales win thriller against 14-man Scotland". Retrieved 13 February 2021 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  21. ^ Calvert, Lee (20 March 2021). "France 32-30 Wales: late try breaks Welsh hearts – as it happened" – via www.theguardian.com. Louis Rees-Zammit of Wales dives over the line only to have his try disallowed by referee Luke Pearce.
  22. ^ Smith, Paul. "Ref Watch: The Grand Slam decider and the one call they got wrong". www.rugbypass.com. Playing with advantage Wales moved the ball wide where Louis Rees-Zammit attempted a spectacular mid-air grounding just inside the corner flag. Ridley’s decision to stay seven metres from the flag behind play left him with an obscured view and therefore unable to make a concrete decision. Pearce initially advised Barnes he saw it as a try and then – showing superb knowledge of the detail of law – told Ollivon: "If it is grounded against the base of the corner flag it is not a try, that is why we have Wayne in the van."
  23. ^ "British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out". BBC Sport. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Rees-Lightning! Wales' Rising Rugby Star Is A 19-Year-Old Kid With Maltese Blood". Lovin Malta. February 23, 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  25. ^ Thomas, Simon (January 16, 2020). "The family story of the boy who grew up to be Welsh rugby's next big thing". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Teenage star Rees-Zammit named in Wales' Six Nations squad". Times of Malta. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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