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Watch - Rees-Zammit smiles at Farrell after sensational solo try
By Ian Cameron
Gloucester got a stark European reality check from perennial winners Saracens last night in the Challenge Cup, but it didn't stop Louis Rees-Zammit from showing his individual business in the one-sided quarter final.
Saracens ran out 44-15 winners but the Welsh wunderkind gave the home supporters something to cheer about when he scored a remarkable solo try as the game came to a close.
On 74 minutes, the 21-year-old winger grabbed the ball in his own 22 and chipped over England captain Owen Farrell's defensive line.
He still had a lot of work to do after regrouping, he escaped Duncan Taylor's clutches, then stepped fullback Alex Goode, allowing him 40 metres of open space.
It became a straight sprint for the line and with Rees-Zammitt, that's an exercise in futility for pretty much any defender.
Ree-Zammit appeared to share a friendly moment with Farrell - who he had chipped over moments earlier - as the youngster walked back after finishing the try.
Commentating for BT Sport, Austin Healy said "You've just got to get the ball in his hands, it doesn't matter where, it doesn't matter when. He makes things happen," before quipping: "I said it before, he's only got one fault in his game. He's not English."
Welsh journalist Matthew Southcombe wrote: "Since being dropped by Wales during the Six Nations, Louis Rees-Zammit has scored 6 tries in 8 games for Gloucester. That's quite a reaction."
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Go to commentsEngland played well enough to win but couldnt score when they needed to and couldnt defend a couple of X-Factor moments from Telea which was ultimately the difference. They needed to hold the ball more and make the AB's make more tackles. Territorially they were good for the first 60. Defending their lead and playing pragmatic rugby in the last 20 was silly. The AB's always had the potential to come back. England still have a long way to go, definite progress would have been shown had they won but it seems they are still stuck where they were shortly after the six nations and their tour to NZ
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