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Louis Rees-Zammit

Louis Rees-Zammit
Wales
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Louis Rees-Zammit

Louis Rees-Zammit is a former rugby union player who played as a winger for Wales and Gloucester. He currently plays in the NFL.

Nationality

Wales

Age

24

Position

Outside Back

Height

191cm

Weight

90kg

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Louis Rees-Zammit Stats

Stats compared to other Outside Backs
24%
Defenders Beaten
44%
Kicks in Play
Tackles Completed
73%
Line Breaks
43%
Carries
40%
20%
Tries

Louis Rees-Zammit Stats

Stats compared to other Outside Backs
Louis Rees-Zammit
Louis Rees-Zammit

Key Stats

Defenders Beaten
6
Kicks in Play
4
Tackles Completed
0.64
Line Breaks
3
Carries
20
Tries
1

Season Performance

Minutes played: 184

Season Performance

Minutes played: 184
Louis Rees-Zammit

Attack

Rank
Points
5
Tries
1
Line Breaks
3
Carries
20
Carries Per Minute
0.11
Metres Carried
229
Defenders Beaten
6
Turnovers Won
1
Defenders Beaten
6
Touches
28
Post Contact Metres
120

Defence

Rank
Tackles Made
9
Tackles Completed
0.64
Dominant Tackles
2
Tackles Per Minute
0.05
Turnovers Won
1
Ruck Arrival Effectiveness
0.2

Passing

Rank
Try Assists
0
Successful Passes
5
Bad Passes
1
Pass Accuracy
83%

Kicking

Rank
Successful Penalties
0
Successful Conversions
0
Kicks in Play
4
Drop Goals
0
Goals Converted
0

Discipline

Rank
Penalties Conceded
1
Yellow Cards
0
Red Cards
0

Match Stats

Louis Rees-Zammit Bio

Louis Rees-Zammit was born in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan on 2 February 2001. Thanks to his family, he took a keen interest in both rugby union and the NFL from an early age. 

In his youth, Rees-Zammit played rugby at the Cardiff Blues academy. He excelled during this period and was ultimately named in the Cardiff Schools Team of the Decade. During this period of his career, he also became a regular part of the Wales U18s team. 

In 2017, Rees-Zammit transferred to Hartpury College, the academy of Gloucester Rugby. He then debuted for the senior team in the 2019-2020 season. In doing so, he became the youngest player to ever make an appearance for the club, aged just 18 years and 70 days. In his first season with the side, he was awarded Gloucester's young player of the year award. 

Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for Louis Rees-Zammit to make his debut for Wales. He first pulled on the famous red jersey in October 2020, in a game against France in Paris. He scored his first try for his country a month later. 

In 2021, Rees-Zammit again made headlines when he was named in the British and Irish Lions squad for the team’s three-test series against South Africa. Aged just 20 years and 93 days, he was the youngest player to be selected since the 1959 Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand. Although he didn’t appear in a test on the tour, he did score three tries in four appearances.

Fast forward to January 2024 and Louis Rees-Zammit shocked the rugby world when he announced his retirement from the sport so that he could train in American football through the National Football League's (NFL) International Player Pathway Program (IPPP).

A couple of months later, he officially signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. He made three pre-season appearances with the squad but didn’t make the team’s final roster. As a result, he became a free agent and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He then re-signed with the team and joined their active roster in February 2025. 

Louis Rees-Zammit may be focused on his NFL career at the moment, but we’re still cheering on this lightning-quick Welsh winger.

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