Steve Tandy will be a concerned man after Louis Rees-Zammit was injured just over two weeks before the autumn squad announcement
Bristol Bears’ Louis Rees-Zammit(Image: PA Wire)
Louis Rees-Zammit is an injury doubt for Wales’ November internationals after hurting his foot in Bristol Bears’ Gallagher Prem clash against Saracens..
The Wales international was forced off the field in the 67th minute of Bristol’s heavy 50-17 defeat at Saracens. the Welshman had to be helped off the field with a foot injury and was seen limping into the changing room.
The TNT Sports commentary team confirmed it was a foot injury but its severity is currently unclear.
Towards the end of the match Rees-Zammit could be seen sitting in the Bristol dugout. Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby.
This will concern Wales head coach Steve Tandy who is due to name his squad for a tough autumn series against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa later this month.
Bristol suffered a crushing defeat against Saracens but Rees-Zammit played well despite the one-sided scoreline, setting up two tries.
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For the first he burst through the Saracens defence before offloading to second-row Joe Owen who put Kieran Marmion over.
A few minutes later he skinned the Saracens defence before offloading to Kalaveti Ravouvou who put Marmion over for another try. Join WalesOnline Rugby’s WhatsApp Channel here to get the breaking news sent straight to your phone for free
This was Rees-Zammit’s second Gallagher Prem clash of the season and the 24-year-old had started the season with a bang, scoring a sensational individual try from over 70 metres in Bristol’s victory over Leicester Tigers at Ashton Gate last weekend.
Louis Rees-Zammit of Bristol is tackled by Nick Tompkins of Saracens(Image: 2025 Getty Images)
Tandy will have his fingers crossed Rees-Zammit’s injury is not too serious ahead of a difficult November. The squad is due to be announced during the week beginning October 20.
The prospect of Rees-Zammit lining up in a back-three alongside the likes of Blair Murray, Josh Adams or Tom Rogers is an exciting one.
Rees-Zammit is one of the deadliest finishers in world rugby and will bring a cutting edge to the Wales backline if he is passed fit to play this autumn.