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Louis Rees-Zammit

ルイス・リーズ＝ザミット　/　るいす・りーず＝ざみっと

Rugby union player from United Kingdom

February 2, 2001 (age 25)　・　Penarth, United Kingdom

rugby union player
American football player

My Take

What grabs me about Louis Rees-Zammit is the sheer nerve of the pivot. Here's a Welsh winger who'd already made a name for himself in rugby union, and in 2024 he just walks away to chase the NFL as a wide receiver. That's not a small swap, it's a different sport, a different country, a different physical language. At 191 cm he had the frame, but starting over in your early twenties takes a kind of restless ambition I respect. I find myself rooting for the gamble. Whether or not it fully lands, the willingness to leave a comfortable lane says a lot.

Overview

Louis Rees-Zammit ( LOO-iss; born 2 February 2001) is a Welsh professional rugby union player for Prem Rugby side Bristol Bears and former American football wide receiver. His main position is winger. In 2024, Rees-Zammit moved from rugby union to American football with the goal of playing in the NFL.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Louis Rees-Zammit
Name (Japanese): ルイス・リーズ＝ザミット
Reading: るいす・りーず＝ざみっと
Born: February 2, 2001 (age 25)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Snake
Origin: Penarth, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: rugby union player / American football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Hartpury University and College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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