Louis Rees-Zammit gearing up for Gloucester’s trophy treble tilt

Louis Rees-Zammit is revved up for Gloucester’s trophy treble bid after the brakes were briefly put on his Test career just two months ago.

The 21-year-old has responded to being dropped for Wales’ Guinness Six Nations clash against England in February by regaining his international place and starring in Gloucester’s push for European and domestic honours.

With the season having reached its business end, Gloucester are fighting on three fronts – the Gallagher Premiership, European Challenge Cup and Premiership Rugby Cup.

They are through to the knockout phase of the latter two competitions, and remain firmly in Premiership play-off contention with four games left.

Rees-Zammit, who was just 20 when he toured South Africa with the British and Irish Lions last summer, is an integral part of Gloucester’s resurgence under head coach George Skivington.

And it says everything about his character that he has bounced back so impressively from being left out of Wales’ trip to Twickenham.

“Getting dropped happens to the best, so I took those learnings because I talked to a lot of the boys in (Wales’) camp and they all said they had been in the same position,” Rees-Zammit said.

“They just said, ‘go away and prove why you should be in the team’. I tried to do that against Northampton when we played them at home, and I got back in the (Wales) 23 against France.

“That had not happened to me before, but to talk to the boys – all the experienced players – really helped.

“We found the team out, I wasn’t in it and I just talked to my close mates like Dan Biggar and Jonathan Davies – those players who have done it all.

“I had to go away and prove I could do it and take those learnings on board.

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