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Louis Rees-Zammit s'apprête à signer avec les Kansas City Chiefs
Louis Rees-Zammit est sur le point de réaliser son rêve de jouer en NFL en signant avec les champions du Super Bowl, les Kansas City Chiefs, selon des informations en provenance des États-Unis.
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Jordan Schultz, spécialiste de la NFL chez Bleacher Report, a affirmé que le joueur de 23 ans devrait signer avec les quadruples champions du Super Bowl vendredi 29 mars. En début de semaine, RugbyPass rapportait que les Chiefs étaient sur les rangs pour le recruter.
L’international gallois aux 32 sélections devrait être recruté en tant que running back ou wide receiver. Jordan Schultz a écrit sur X : « La star du rugby Louis Rees-Zammit signera avec les Chiefs vendredi, selon plusieurs sources.
« Après s’être entraîné et avoir impressionné le staff de Kansas City au début de la semaine, ils se sont mis d’accord sur les termes. On m’a fait savoir que Rees-Zammit jouera RB/WR », prétend-il.
Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit will be signing with the #Chiefs on Friday, per sources.
After working out and impressing Kansas City’s staff earlier this week, they have agreed on terms. I’m told Rees-Zammit will be playing RB/WR. pic.twitter.com/o6ftzwhC6F
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 27, 2024
Si ces informations se révélaient exactes, cela complèterait la première étape de l’odyssée de l’ancien ailier de Gloucester pour jouer en NFL. Suite à une décision de dernière minute, il s’est lancé en janvier lorsqu’il a annoncé son passage au programme International Player Pathway (IPP) quelques minutes avant que Warren Gatland ne soit prêt à nommer son équipe pour le Tournoi des Six Nations.
LRZ a récemment participé au Pro Day de l’IPP à l’Université de Floride du Sud, réalisant un temps de 4,44 secondes au sprint de 40 yards, un temps dont il s’est dit « déçu » malgré l’intérêt qu’il a suscité auprès des champions en titre de la NFL.
Les clubs commenceront leur programme d’entraînement d’intersaison en avril, avec un mini camp de trois jours pour les recrues prévu au mois de mai. Le stage de préparation complet débutera en juillet, où Rees-Zammit côtoiera ses futurs coéquipiers et des superstars du rugby comme le quarterback Patrick Mahomes et le tight end Travis Kelce.
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Ce n’est qu’en août, lorsque les clubs annonceront leur liste de 53 joueurs, que Rees-Zammit saura s’il a été retenu ou non, la nouvelle saison devant commencer en septembre.
Il a signé un contrat de management avec Roc Nation Sports
Cette décision intervient quelques jours après que Rees-Zammit a signé un contrat de management avec Roc Nation Sports, propriété du rappeur Jay-Z, qui compte parmi ses clients les rugbymen Mario Itoje, Ellis Genge, Marcus Smith, Ardie Savea et Siya Kolisi.
Après avoir signé, il a déclaré via Roc Nation Sports : « Depuis que j’ai annoncé mon changement de carrière en participant au programme International Player Pathway (IPP) en vue de gagner une place sur la liste de la National Football League aux États-Unis pour 2024, ces derniers mois ont été une période passionnante et mouvementée.
« Après avoir suivi une formation de 10 semaines à l’académie IMG, la journée professionnelle de l’IPPP a généré de nombreux appels et des contacts avec plusieurs équipes de la NFL. Ces avancées m’ont incité finalement à prendre ma décision alors que je me lance dans ce nouveau défi professionnel.
« J’ai opté pour Roc Nation Sports et l’agent Kim Miale pour superviser mes ambitions dans la NFL et gérer mes négociations contractuelles. Choisir une agence capable de soutenir ma transition vers la NFL tout en reconnaissant l’importance de mon parcours en rugby a été une décision aisée à prendre.
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« Roc Nation Sports International compte parmi ses rangs un impressionnant arsenal de joueurs de rugby, et je suis extrêmement honoré d’être le premier athlète à établir ce lien entre Roc Nation Sports et Roc Nation Sports International.
« Je suis confiant dans mon choix de confier à Roc Nation et à Kim cette opportunité unique et je suis convaincu qu’ils m’aideront à aborder au mieux ce nouveau chapitre. »
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“We need eight or nine new players, who are hard-wearing and durable and experienced Premiership performers”. So why are they scouting a retired fullback who himself admits that his “body is broken”?
1 Go to commentsBrumbies hand, knocked a Crusaders hand. Therefore, knock on in goal. Crusaders, goal line drop out should’ve been awarded. most likely after that 24 each at full time, so extra time would’ve been the right an entertaining outcome. Act Jim
1 Go to commentsSpeell cehck
1 Go to commentsColeman is gaawwwwnnn.
1 Go to commentsnext SA head coach?
3 Go to commentsGreat try by van Poortvliet.
1 Go to commentsThey have been cruelled by injuries but almost nobody (Sevu Reece and Fletcher Newell big exceptions) has played above himself which regularly happened before. Surely Scott Robertson had maintained the recruitment programme and it looks like a reasonable squad. Last in this competition will stall a lot of careers. Penny seems likeable. But it’s not enough even though this was better. We haven’t been good enough and it’s not helped by the “it’s been 15 years since… “etc “after nearly every match. Seems somehow a soft gifting of something once valuable. Kieran Read giving comments last week almost choked describing the easy surrender of possession by the forwards. I’d love to think that the senior players some of whom are back can show enough pride in the jersey to test the Blues next week.
3 Go to commentsWho will Joe select for the back three with so many in form candidates? Just hope he doesn’t get shafted like Dave Rennie and to a lesser extent Deans.
6 Go to commentsAlways reluctant to blame a coach when losses rack up, but Penney must go. The backline is dysfunctional and the coach must carry the can. No cohesion, no idea and in many cases, minimal skill. The trains out of Roma St depart faster than the ball from Crusaders’ set pieces. Wouldn’t be surprised if the forwards went on strike.
3 Go to commentsAdding to earlier comment. Cullen Grace has been playing great at no6. Lio-Willie , who was on fire a few weeks ago, had a bad game. I think Cullen should have been moved to 8 earlier, Dominic Gardiner on earlier. Feel for Quinten Strange , put in a big shift .
6 Go to commentsWe dominated the scrums Ben Curry was all over pitch again .Surely James Harper got to be one of best English tightheads
1 Go to commentsRoos is a better option at 6 than 8 for the boks. Needs to work on his windgat though.
1 Go to commentsThe Sharks’ 2nd team maybe?
1 Go to comments‘radical’
1 Go to commentsCome back to Christchurch Robbie, please!
1 Go to commentsI think there is zero chance Sam Cane will be selected for another Test. There is simply no point except sentimentality. Razor is not sentimental- ask Wyatt Crocket. Razor is a ruthless selector
5 Go to comments> It would be best described as an elegant solution to what was potentially going to be a significant problem for new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. It is a problem the mad population of New Zealand will have to cope with more and more as All Blacks are able to continue their careers in NZ post RWCs. It will not be a problem for coaches, who are always going to start a campaign with the captain for the next WC in mind. > Cane, despite his warrior spirit, his undoubted commitment to every team he played for and unforgettable heroics against Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final, was never unanimously admired or respected within New Zealand while he was in the role. Neither was McCaw, he was considered far too passive a captain and then out of form until his last world cup where everyone opinions changed, just like they would have if Cane had won the WC. > It was never easy to see where Cane, or even if, he would fit into Robertson’s squad given the new coach will want to be building a new-look team with 2027 in mind. > Cane will win his selections on merit and come the end of the year, he’ll sign off, he hopes, with 100 caps and maybe even, at last, universal public appreciation for what was a special career. No, he won’t. Those returning from Japan have already earned the right to retain their jersey, it’s in their contract. Cane would have been playing against England if he was ready, and found it very hard to keep his place. Perform, and they keep it however. Very easy to see where Cane could have fit, very hard to see how he could have accomplished it choosing this year as his sabbatical instead of 2025, and that’s how it played out (though I assume we now know what when NZR said they were allowing him to move his sabbatical forward and return to NZ next year, they had actually agreed to simply select him for the All Blacks from overseas, without any chance he was going to play in NZ again). With a mammoth season of 15 All Black games they might as well get some value out of his years contract, though even with him being of equal character to Richie, I don’t think they should guarantee him his 100 caps. That’s not what the All Blacks should be about. He absolutely has to play winning football.
5 Go to commentswhat’s happening to Ian Peel?
1 Go to commentsAs a Crusaders fan , so disappointed , again.But I think Fergus Burke was all class for the Crusaders in his first game since October last year. Fletcher Newell , was so good at prop. Johnny McNicoll has been gold since returning from Wales. Noah Hotham brilliant , in a coming of age second season for the Crusaders.Jone Rova did really well at centre. The end of the game was tough.Sevu Reece , what a game/season in tough times.
6 Go to commentsFellas a balloon
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