{"id":407413,"date":"2026-02-04T13:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/407413\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:28:09","slug":"louis-rees-zammit-set-for-wales-six-nations-change-as-he-goes-all-in-on-new-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/407413\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Rees-Zammit set for Wales Six Nations change as he goes all in on new position"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 25-year-old is hoping to take fine form for Bristol into the upcoming Six Nations<\/p>\n

10:35, 04 Feb 2026Updated 11:51, 04 Feb 2026<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Rees-Zammit has impressed since joining Bristol in August(Image: Chris Fairweather\/Huw Evans Agency)<\/p>\n

Louis Rees-Zammit’s days as a starting winger look over as he admits he prefers his role at full-back ahead of his return to the Six Nations<\/a> with Wales.<\/p>\n

The Bristol star has primarily been used as a winger throughout his career, but his strong showings for his club in the 15 role have opened up a debate over whether he could potentially play a similar role for Wales on a long-term basis.<\/p>\n

Wales begin their Six Nations campaign with a trip to England on the opening weekend, and few are giving Tandy’s men much of a chance of getting anything at Twickenham.<\/p>\n

But moving Rees-Zammit to full-back has been mooted as a potentially transformative move for Tandy’s back-line, and the player himself says he feels it’s a position that plays to his strengths. Blair Murray took on the role throughout the autumn internationals but was repeatedly targeted with high kicks due to his small stature.<\/p>\n

Get the latest Wales Rugby merch at Fanatics<\/p>\n

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a>\"Content<\/p>\n

Various Price<\/p>\n

Fanatics<\/p>\n

Buy Now on Fanatics<\/a><\/p>\n

The Six Nations is running from February 5 to March 14 and Wales Rugby fans can get the latest jerseys, hoodies and more at Fanatics.<\/p>\n

“I love it,” he told the BBC<\/a>. It allows me to get more touches on the ball in open field, it suits my game.<\/p>\n

“I much prefer it. I’ve played 15 in the past for Wales, but I think now I’m kind of seen as a 15 that can play on the wing.<\/p>\n

“It just brings something different and the way Bristol play is absolutely perfect for me.<\/p>\n

“I’ve got the licence to not do what I want, but when I’ve got the ball back there I have to make a decision and back myself.”<\/p>\n

Speaking about the subject on BBC Scrum V, Tandy said: “I definitely see him as high potential around the 15 if he can get on the ball.<\/p>\n

“But it’s about how teams can take that away by being contestable.<\/p>\n

“So there’s a whole host of things to think about.<\/p>\n

“But you’ve seen the games he’s played at full-back and we spoke about it when he came into camp.<\/p>\n

“He’s coming back in and getting into his groove, getting back up to speed after injury.<\/p>\n

“But he’s very open and he loves that position as well.”<\/p>\n

Wales face England at Twickenham on Saturday. Kick-off is at 4.40pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 25-year-old is hoping to take fine form for Bristol into the upcoming Six Nations 10:35, 04 Feb…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407414,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[7166,22069,5903,43326,101,11537,56,54,55,9015],"class_list":["post-407413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-england-rugby-union-team","tag-louis-rees-zammit","tag-rugby","tag-six-nations","tag-sports","tag-steve-tandy","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wales-rugby-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}