Louis Rees-Zammit is Wales’ shining light even if switch to full-back divides opinion

James Corrigan Fri, 20 February 2026 at 6:00 pm UTC·5 min read Apart from the red shirts and the misty, romantic history, Welsh fans will probably fail to see much of a connection with Manchester United at the moment. Yet Louis Rees-Zammit, the nation’s one shining light, believes his team can take inspiration from the recent upturn at his beloved Old Trafford. Of course, it is fair to say that if United had lost 23 of their 25 games they would be on their way from the Premier League to the Championship and the scale of their “slump” was nothing compared to that of the current travails of Welsh rugby. But Rees-Zammit likes to aim high – see his unlikely two-year sojourn in NFL – and believes...