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Ce qui a convaincu Louis Rees-Zammit de rester avec les Bristol Bears

Louis Rees-Zammit, des Bristol Bears, observe le terrain avant le match Gallagher PREM entre les Bristol Bears et les Leicester Tigers à Ashton Gate, le 28 septembre 2025, à Bristol, en Angleterre. (Photo par Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Louis Rees-Zammit a choisi de s’inscrire dans la durée avec Bristol. L’ailier gallois, convoité par plusieurs grands clubs européens, a finalement décidé de prolonger l’aventure à Ashton Gate, où il s’est rapidement imposé comme l’une des attractions majeures du championnat.

Revenu au rugby après une parenthèse décevante en NFL, le trois-quarts a rappelé la nature de son talent : une pointe de vitesse folle, illustrée par une pointe enregistrée à plus de 38 km/h lors d’un essai face à Leicester en début de saison.

Pour Pat Lam, son directeur du rugby, Rees-Zammit s’inscrit pleinement dans l’ADN de Bristol. « Louis est un talent de classe mondiale et quelqu’un qui incarne parfaitement la façon dont nous voulons jouer aux Bristol Bears », a-t-il affirmé.

« Depuis son retour de la NFL, il fait preuve d’un professionnalisme incroyable et d’une grande envie de continuer à progresser. Sa vitesse, sa puissance et ses skills sont évidents, mais ce qui frappe surtout, c’est sa volonté d’apprendre, de s’adapter et de répondre présent sur la plus grande scène.

« Ce qui est excitant, c’est qu’il ne fait encore qu’effleurer l’étendue de ses capacités : à seulement 24 ans, il a encore tellement à offrir. S’il continue de progresser comme ça, il a absolument tout ce qu’il faut pour devenir l’un des tout meilleurs joueurs du monde, et nous sommes ravis qu’il ait choisi d’engager son avenir à long terme avec le club. »

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Le style offensif et ambitieux des Bears, fait de prises d’initiatives et de jeu de mouvement, a pesé lourd dans la décision de l’ancien joueur de Gloucester. La proximité géographique avec le Pays de Galles, elle aussi, n’est pas anodine pour un international qui entend rester connecté à sa sélection.

Louis Rees-Zammit a confié : « Je suis très heureux d’avoir lié mon avenir avec les Bristol Bears. C’est vraiment le club qu’il me faut et j’ai hâte de voir tout ce que nous pourrons faire ici. L’environnement, ici, me permet de m’exprimer pleinement et de jouer au rugby comme je l’aime, et c’est ce qui fait ressortir le meilleur de moi-même. Entrer sur la pelouse d’Ashton Gate devant un large public, ressentir l’énergie des supporters, c’est quelque chose d’unique et ça me donne encore plus envie de voir ce que nous pourrons construire ensemble dans les années à venir. »

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Utiku Old Boy 22 minutes ago
It'll take a brave individual to coach these All Blacks

This is an over-dramatization of the AB HC role IMO. I agree something has been “off” since before the 2019 RWC - even the last Lion’s series and it has not all been down to “improvements” by other teams (although that is definitely a reality). I think Rassie (again) shows how a strong coach manages both the locker room and the public perceptions by earning public and team trust through his strength of character, team innovations and improvement, decisiveness, fairness and owning mistakes. A strong NZ coach should have nothing to fear coming in to this environment. Much as I had hopes for Razor after Hanson II and Foster, I think Kirk’s decision is the right one as it was obvious to many of us, the “trajectory” was not there. Same mistakes, confusion under pressure, lack of progress and worst, capitulation. The key is not who will take on the role, but who is selected for the role. I think the leading candidates are JJ, Rennie, Mitchell and somewhere a role for Schmidt and/or Wayne Smith. Razor’s biggest “failure” was his hesitancy, persisting with failing selections, being positive at the cost of being real and the aura he gave off of not knowing where the “fixes” were. The job came too soon for him but he can learn from it and grow. Hopefully, the new guy is bold and strong and has a good team around him because the other big failure of Razor’s tenure was his coaching team was also not ready for the big leagues.

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Hellhound 1 hour ago
It'll take a brave individual to coach these All Blacks

This reminds of the Wallabies and the road down for them. This firing was harsh, rash and not thought through. Just like NZRU jumped the gun with Foster, even announcing his replacement before the biggest tournament in rugby, the World Cup. There is a lot of speculation as to why he was fired or let go, none substantiated facts. For those who go through life with open eyes and follow the logical path, it will be clear from where the rot comes from. The NZRU board itself. The Union itself. Players and coaches change, but results don't. From the man in charge down is rotten. The AB's is still 2nd in the rankings list, still manage to beat the best teams. Maybe not as flashy as in the past, but definitely trending upwards. All of that momentum is now lost…AGAIN. Same mistakes from the board. The NZRU is busy making the AB's a joke now. The fans follow like blind bats and gobble up all the excuses for a decade now. The media report what the board wants people to know, not the facts. They are not very transparent. After Super Rugby, the Wallabies crashed and became almost none existent, a shadow of its former self, running through coaches and players. The same is starting to happen to the AB's. NZRU destroy everything they touch. When will the public address the real problem at hand? When the AB's are as bad as Wales and the Wallabies? Just when the AB's start to trend upwards, they shoot themselves in the foot once again. Firing a coach, before the biggest series NZ have had in many many years, the biggest rivalry. Before the Nation's Cup and the WC. 3 of arguably the biggest competitions in world rugby right now for 2026 and 2027. Fans can drop all expectations for winning any of the 3 competitions. New coach, new strategies, new everything. It takes time to settle a group of players. Even if the same crop of players gets used(which aren't good enough), it won't amount to sudden magical success. Winning percentages isn't everything, but filling the trophy cabinet is. Sack the board, not the coaches. The players and fans also need to realise that.

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