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Welsh rugby union and American football player (born 2001)
Louis Rees-Zammit
Rees-Zammit in 2023
Born (2001-02-02 ) 2 February 2001 (age 23 )
American football player
American football career Position: Running back Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m ) Weight: 209 lb (95 kg ) High school: The Cathedral School, Llandaff Hartpury College
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Rugby player
Louis Rees-Zammit ( LOO -iss ; born 2 February 2001) is a Welsh professional American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs and a former rugby union player. He played as a winger for Gloucester in the English Premiership . He played for Wales at an international level, scoring 14 tries in 32 caps. Rees-Zammit won the 2021 Six Nations Championship with Wales and he was subsequently named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa .
In January 2024, Rees-Zammit began training for the NFL's International Player Pathway Program . In March 2024, he signed with the Chiefs.
Early life
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Rees-Zammit was born in Penarth , Vale of Glamorgan , Wales .[1] He attended The Cathedral School, Llandaff , and played rugby for the school.[2] He played youth rugby at the Cardiff Blues academy and was named in the Cardiff Schools Team of the Decade in 2020.[3] At 16 years old, he moved to Hartpury College and from there to the academy of Gloucester Rugby .[4]
Club career
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Rees-Zammit broke into the Gloucester senior team in the 2019–20 season, becoming the club's youngest ever Premiership player at 18 years and 70 days.[5] Rees-Zammit would also become Gloucester's youngest European player and youngest European try scorer in 2019. He scored two tries against Worcester during a 36–3 win in December 2019,[6] and later the same month became the first 18-year-old to score a hat-trick of tries[7] during a 33–26 loss to Northampton .[8] He received the Premiership Player of the Month Award in December 2019.[9]
On 13 January 2020, Rees-Zammit signed his first professional contract with Gloucester, securing him to the club on a long-term deal.[10] Rees-Zammit ended his season with 12 tries in 15 appearances for the 2019–20 Premiership side.[11]
He made his first appearance of the 2021–22 Premiership scoring two tries in the Round 4 victory over Sale .[12] By the time he decided to leave the club in January 2024, he had made 77 club appearances scoring 210 points.[13]
International career
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Wales
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Rees-Zammit initially represented Wales under-18s .[4] He received his first call-up to the senior Wales squad, under 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] [a] Wales went on to win the 2021 championship the next weekend giving Rees-Zammit his first Six Nations Championship . He also won the try of the Championship award.[21]
Rees-Zammit scored 14 tries at international level for Wales, including five at the 2023 Rugby World Cup .[22]
British & Irish Lions
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On 6 May 2021, Rees-Zammit was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa .[23] Rees-Zammit's inclusion made him the youngest Lion selected since the 1959 Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand at the age of 20 years and 93 days.[24] Rees-Zammit made his first Lions appearance in the tours opening provincial game against the Lions , scoring the opening try after 3 minutes.[25] Rees-Zammit was then selected to play against the Sharks in the following game, again getting in the scoresheet as the Lions ran out 54–7 winners.[26] Rees-Zammit scored as a replacement in the final provincial game of the tour on 17 July 2021 against the Stormers , taking his tour tally to three tries in four appearances.[27] [28]
International tries
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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 Stadium
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
7
South Africa
Pretoria , South Africa
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2022 Tour of South Africa
2 July 2022
Loss
8
9
England
Cardiff, Wales
Millennium Stadium
2023 Six Nations
25 February 2023
Loss
10
Fiji
Bordeaux , France
Stade de Bordeaux
2023 Rugby World Cup
10 September 2023
Win
11
Portugal
Nice , France
Stade de Nice
2023 Rugby World Cup
16 September 2023
Win
12
Georgia
Nantes , France
Stade de la Beaujoire
2023 Rugby World Cup
7 October 2023
Win
13
14
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On 16 January 2024, Rees-Zammit announced that he would retire from rugby union to train in American football through the National Football League 's International Player Pathway Program .[32]
On 29 March 2024, Rees-Zammit signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs to play running back .[33]
Personal life
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Rees-Zammit is the nephew of Paul Rees, a former rugby union player who played as a full-back for Cardiff , Pontypool and Wales B.[34] His paternal grandfather emigrated from Malta .[35]
He has dated social media influencer and YouTuber Saffron Barker .[36] In March 2024, Barker announced that the relationship had ended.[37]
Rees-Zammit appeared in season 1 of the Netflix documentary Six Nations: Full Contact .[38]
Notes
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^ 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.[20]
References
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^ Thomas, Alan (14 January 2020). "Another Day, Another Honour For Louis Rees-Zammit" . Dai Sport . Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
^ a b "Who is Louis Rees_Zammit" . 2 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019 .
^ "Louis Rees-Zammit becomes Gloucester Rugby's youngest Premiership player" . Gloucester Rugby . 21 June 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024 .
^ Baldock, Andrew (21 December 2019). "Gloucester's teenage sensation Louis Rees-Zammit continues remarkable rise by inspiring win over Worcester" . The Independent . Retrieved 22 December 2019 .
^ Iles, Robert (28 December 2019). "Rees-Zammit set a new Premiership record in Gloucester loss" . Gloucestershire Live . Retrieved 27 May 2024 .
^ Abbandonato, Paul (28 December 2019). "Welsh teen ace grabs hat-trick of tries to give Pivac a nudge" . Wales Online . Retrieved 27 May 2024 .
^ Woolford, Anthony (8 January 2020). "Welsh teen's charity gesture after being named English rugby's player of month" . Wales Online . Retrieved 27 May 2024 .
^ "LOUIS REES-ZAMMIT EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT AT GLOUCESTER RUGBY" . Gloucester Rugby. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020 .
^ Halliwell, Mark (27 July 2020). "Gloucester star was 'devastated' not to get a Wales cap in the 2020 Six Nations" . Gloucestershire Live . Retrieved 27 May 2024 .
^ Rindl, Josef (9 October 2021). "Premiership: Gloucester 33-32 Sale - Cherry and Whites edge thriller over Sharks" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 28 March 2024 .
^ "Louis Rees-Zammit - Player statistics - It's rugby" . www.itsrugby.co.uk . Retrieved 1 April 2024 .
^ "Six Nations: Wales call up teenager Rees-Zammit and Saracens' Tompkins" . BBC Sport . 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020 .
^ Thomas, Simon (22 October 2020). "France v Wales team news in full for autumn opener" . Wales Online . Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ Griffiths, Gareth (24 October 2020). "France 38-21 Wales: Antoine Dupont inspires home side in Paris" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ "Louis Rees-Zammit gets his first Test try" . Rugby World . 21 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ "Rees-Zammit scores try on Six Nations debut as Wales hold off 14-man Ireland" . talkSPORT . 7 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ English, Tom (13 February 2021). "Scotland 24-25 Wales: Visitors roar to narrow victory at Murrayfield" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ Bazeley, Marc (20 March 2021). "France 32-30 Wales: Brice Dulin snatches last-gasp Six Nations win for hosts to deny visitors the Grand Slam" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ Newbury, Jacob (5 April 2021). "Rees-Zammit wins Guinness Six Nations Try of the" . Guinness Men's Six Nations . Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ "Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)" . Rugby World Cup 2023 . 10 December 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "Rugby-Rees-Zammit becomes youngest Lion in more than 60 years" . Reuters . 6 May 2021.
^ "Louis Rees-Zammit scores four minutes into Lions debut" . rugbyworld.com . 3 July 2021.
^ Mairs, Gavin; Goodwill, Jake (7 July 2021). "Duhan van der Merwe and Josh Adams score hat-tricks as Covid-hit Lions put opponents to the sword" . The Telegraph .
^ British and Irish Lions (2021). "Louis Rees-Zammit (B&I Lions)" . lionsrugby.com .
^ Grey, Becky (17 July 2021). "Stormers 3-49 British and Irish Lions: Tourists complete Test preparations with comfortable win" . BBC.com . Retrieved 31 March 2024 .
^ "Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit takes center stage at NFL's international player pro day" . NFL.com . Associated Press. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024 .
^ Baker, Matt (20 March 2024). "Why former Wales rugby prodigy Louis Rees-Zammit chased NFL dream at USF" . TampaBay.com . Retrieved 12 July 2024 .
^ James, Dylan (20 March 2024). "Louis Rees-Zammit's NFL Pro Day trial results in front of scouts" . WalesOnline.co.uk . Retrieved 12 July 2024 .
^ Hurcom, Sophie; Pilnick, Brent (16 January 2024). "Louis Rees-Zammit: Wales and Gloucester winger to quit rugby to play American football" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 16 January 2024 .
^ Lenthang, Marlene; Smith, Alexander (29 March 2024). "Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit turns to NFL and signs with Kansas City Chiefs" . NBC News . Retrieved 29 March 2024 .
^ "Another Day, Another Honour For Louis Rees-Zammit" . Dai Sport . 14 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2024 .
^ Azzopardi, Jean Paul (23 February 2020). "Rees-Lightning! Wales' Rising Rugby Star Is A 19-Year-Old Kid With Maltese Blood" . Lovin Malta . Retrieved 13 February 2021 .
^ "Louis Rees-Zammit dating social media influencer and Strictly contestant" . Wales Online . 11 November 2023.
^ Jones, John (21 March 2024). "Louis Rees-Zammit officially splits with Saffron Barker as statement issued" . Wales Online . Retrieved 27 May 2024 .
^ Wellens, Megan (29 January 2024). "Full Contact: Six storylines to follow from the Netflix series at the 2024 Six Nations" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 27 May 2024 .
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