While there were times in his second season at the top level where Rees-Zammit struggled to replicate his stellar breakthrough campaign, he looks to have rediscovered the magic that made him one of the deadliest wingers in the game. The Gloucester winger already has eight international tries in 17 Tests for Wales, with a brace against South Africa this summer a stunning example of what the 21-year-old is all about as he twice showed the Springboks a clean pair of heels. The Welshman is one of the very quickest in the game, with his outrageous agility allowing him to turn tacklers inside and out with ease. There are few sights in world rugby that scare defenders more than Louis Rees-Zammit in full flight.
His combination with Duhan van der Merwe gives Gregor Townsend one of the more balanced wing pairings in the game, as well as two out-and-out try-scorers. Graham makes up for his diminutive stature with the quickest feet in the game, and where the talent has always been evident, it feels like he has taken another step this season.īuilt in the mould of a Shane Williams or a Cheslin Kolbe, the Scotland winger is electric when he gets his hands on the ball and has that ability to make a defender look silly with his step. No player has been more impressive in the early rounds of the United Rugby Championship than Edinburgh’s Darcy Graham, who leads the way in practically every attacking category. Penaud is in the form of his life right now.
That versatility comes from Penaud’s development in the No.13 jersey as a youngster and he has featured there for club side Clermont already this season, described as an alien who is impossible to defend by opposition coach Ugo Mola last weekend in a trip to Toulouse.
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