Earlier this year, Louis Rees-Zammit turned heads with a revelation that would have had defence coaches across the globe sleeping a little less soundly: He’s actually getting faster.
The 21-year-old from Cardiff has announced himself to the world since breaking through at Test level, really making his mark for the first time during the 2021 Six Nations Championship, when stunning tries against Ireland and Scotland laid the foundations for a victorious campaign.
Those performances in turn led to a Lions call-up last summer and he is now set to become a fixture in Wales squads for a long time to come with his performances for Gloucester rarely hitting a dip since making his debut at Kingsholm aged 18.
