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Gloucester give 'rough guide' update on Louis Rees-Zammit injury
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Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit appears increasingly unlikely to be fit for Wales’ opening Guinness Six Nations games against Ireland and Scotland. The Gallagher Premiership youngster suffered an ankle injury during his team’s defeat at Leicester on Christmas Eve.
While he is continuing to progress on the rehabilitation front, Ireland’s visit to Cardiff on February 4 looks too soon. “He is doing all right,” said Gloucester head coach George Skivington. “He will be available mid-Six Nations. That is a rough guide and not set in stone, though.”
Rees-Zammit has missed Gloucester’s last two Premiership fixtures and he will now sit out Heineken Champions Cup appointments with Leinster and Bordeaux-Begles. The back, who has won 22 caps, would be a major attacking weapon for Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
In charge of the Welsh for a second time, Gatland is due to name his Six Nations squad next week. While the back-three positions are not an area of weakness, given players like Liam Williams, Leigh Halfpenny, Josh Adams, Rio Dyer and Alex Cuthbert are available, Rees-Zammit offers an additional try-scoring dimension for Wales.
After the Ireland match, Wales tackle Scotland at Murrayfield seven days later before hosting England on February 25.
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No just because the personal is much better than last year. I've shown no antagonism of Crusader players, you must be confusing me with someone else.
I have critized Razor for picking players he knows occasionally?
I said I'm not surprised because of his style, he's more a grinder player like Cane, not going to show up on peoples radar until you see how bad the other choices are. This year players like Clarke have been on fire and just show a bit more.
Are you one of those posters continually taking it easy on Razor because he doesn't have his Crusaders stars available? Do you think the rugby world is going to up to him suddenly once Mo'unga returns? lol
Go to commentsJohn you have been beating this drum for a couple of years, if you get proven right get back to us.
The last recent and decent Aussie coach was Ewen McKenzie, he was undermined and forced out by a couple of slimy Aussie players who were given a free pass when they should have been disciplined.
So our history since McQueen is very checkered and it seems to make little difference whether we have an Aussie coach or a Kiwi coach. The players have been entitled for a long time and we had to hit bottom to get them back into reality and to stop thinking it is all about them.
Cheika was an OK coach but his 'go our and destroy the opposition' tactic worked for a while and then didn't.
Please give me a list of great Aussie coaches that I have missed.
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