Athens News - Bristol sign Wales wing Rees-Zammit after NFL dream ends

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Bristol sign Wales wing Rees-Zammit after NFL dream ends
Bristol sign Wales wing Rees-Zammit after NFL dream ends / Photo: CHRISTOPHE SIMON - AFP/File

Bristol sign Wales wing Rees-Zammit after NFL dream ends

Bristol have signed Louis Rees-Zammit following his return to rugby union after the Wales wing gave up on his bid to break into the NFL.

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English Premiership side Bristol said Thursday that Rees-Zammit was joining with "immediate effect" ahead of the new league season.

The 24-year-old has scored 14 tries in 32 Tests for Wales and was selected for the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa.

Rees-Zammit, formerly with rivals Gloucester, said in a Bristol statement: "Bristol Bears was the obvious choice for me.

"The style of rugby the team play -- all about entertaining the fans and growing the game -- perfectly aligns to how I want to play and how I express myself on and off the field."

U.Papamichail--AN-GR