Josh Adams praises Louis Rees-Zammit as wing prepares for Wales return

Josh Adams has lavished praise on his fellow wing Louis Rees-Zammit as the Gloucester speedster prepares for a return to Wales’ starting line-up.

Rees-Zammit burst on to the Six Nations scene with four tries during Wales’ title-winning campaign last season.

This year, though, has proved a totally different experience, suffering an ankle knock during the warm-up against Ireland, playing in Wales’ first two games and then being omitted from the match-day 23 for a Twickenham appointment with England.

The 21-year-old featured as a second-half replacement in last week’s narrow loss to Grand Slam-chasing France, and he will now start against Principality Stadium opponents Italy on Saturday.

“I think his reaction to not being selected for the England game has been terrific,” said Adams, who lines up in Wales’ back-three alongside Rees-Zammit and Johnny McNicholl this weekend.

“He went back to his club at Gloucester and came off the bench to score a wonderful try. I think he did everything asked of him.

“He came on against France and made a great impact and that is what you want. He had a couple of really nice touches and looked dangerous.

I think he's going to be a huge, huge player for Wales for many years to come- Wales wing Josh Adams

“I said at the beginning of the campaign that he is a massive weapon for us. He’s only 21, which is crazy.

“We want and expect the best from him and I think he’s going to be a huge, huge player for Wales for many years to come.”

Despite losing three Six Nations games out of four, Wales could still finish third if they see off Italy with a bonus-point and results involving England and Scotland work in their favour.

Wales captain Dan Biggar, who wins his 100th cap on Saturday, believes that last