Rees-zammit Takes 'first Of Big Steps' In Comeback

Louis Rees-Zammit has made nan "first of immoderate large steps" successful getting backmost connected nan rugby transportation for his first lucifer successful 20 months.

The Wales winger played 30 minutes of Bristol Bears' Prem Rugby Cup 24-15 conclusion by Sale connected Saturday, coming disconnected nan replacements' chair successful nan 50th minute.

The lucifer was nan 24-year-old's first successful rugby since 13 January 2024 aft which he near nan athletics to prosecute a profession successful American football.

"The affirmative is he sewage retired there, he sewage immoderate crippled time," Bristol head of rugby Pat Lam told BBC Radio Bristol.

"You could spot he tried to person a spell a mates of times, he's a threat. Unfortunately by nan clip he came connected nan rainfall was coming down for him, but you tin spot really vulnerable he is.

"That's nan first measurement of immoderate large steps he's going to make going through. He sewage done it, he's happy, I'm happy and we'll move to nan adjacent stage."

Rees-Zammit was 1 of 4 debutants for Bristol's first lucifer of nan caller campaign, alongside Georgian world Luka Ivanishvili, full-back Josh Carrington and scrum-half Max Pepper.

Lam added nan Welshman would apt characteristic again successful Friday's cup lucifer astatine his erstwhile nine Gloucester pinch nan convention opener against Leicester nan week aft connected 28 September.

Rees-Zammit spent six years pinch nan Cherry and Whites, scoring 42 tries successful 77 matches, earlier being released to subordinate nan NFL's International Player Pathway successful January past year.

He confirmed his return to nan athletics past period and signed pinch West Country rivals Bristol.

"That's a large assurance builder him conscionable to get backmost in. Next week he'll get a bully chance to return nan adjacent measurement and support improving," Lam said.

"It's a large travel for him. He'll beryllium involved, we'll conscionable spot really we each look erstwhile we get backmost to training."