Louis Rees-Zammit made the shock decision to leave Gloucester with immediate effect on Tuesday as the Wales rugby union star “pursues his dream” of a career in American Football.
Rees-Zammit’s bombshell move came on the day Wales head coach Warren Gatland unveiled his squad for the forthcoming Six Nations tournament.
The 22-year-old had emerged as one of rugby’s brightest young talents, excelling for Gloucester, Wales and the British and Irish Lions.
Rees-Zammit holds Maltese ancestry as his grandfather was from Malta and his brother Taylor represented our rugby union national team in a Euro qualifier against Slovenia a few years ago.
But Rees-Zammit has opted to turn his back on rugby in favour of a potentially lucrative career in America’s National Football League.
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