He got a 4.43 official 40 time at 6'3 210 but appearantly he had low 4.3s and high 4.2s in practice. Also he is signed as a WR/RB

@CBPM_

2 ай бұрын

The lad's got legit speed... A loss for top flight Rugby, but hopefully makes an impact in the NFL!!

@petemills5704

Ай бұрын

Clocked on the field at 24.2 mph….tyreek hill record is 23.2 mph

@simonwilliams567

Ай бұрын

​@@petemills5704Tyreek had pads in though so not completely like for like.

@bloodhoundgang1642

Ай бұрын

Ran 10.4 100 metres from a standing start..

@liamrussell367

Ай бұрын

First jersey of the 2024 season I will be purchasing, I’m from the UK so seen his whole career. His dad used to play euro football so it’s in the kids blood. Looking for the Kelce lateral too Zammit for the TD

He also clocked a running speed of 24 mph in a rugby match , and 100m in 10.4 seconds

The important thing to remember is that as a back he needs to be able to run with the ball, pass it, recieve it, tackle and wrestle for the ball. The big difference between the sports, in addtion to how to run, how to tackle, how to be tackled and how to pass is that In rugby every player needs a much wider set of skills. LRZ regularly performed the tasks of linebackers, safties, wide reciever, running back and quarterback along with the occasional interlude as defensive or offensive tackle.

@thomasbrown3281

Ай бұрын

Not to forget a punter

@gudmundursteinar

Ай бұрын

@@thomasbrown3281 That too, yes. Anyways my main point is that American Football is highly specialized in skills while Rugby is very diversified. This make code switching more difficult.

@garethvalleyg

Ай бұрын

also no blockers in rugby so you have to legit beat a man

@WilsonHoltoneddie

Ай бұрын

@@garethvalleyg blocker is very easy...the most importance to side step while running and catch the ball

@thomasfranklin4307

25 күн бұрын

Great comment!

what a player. we’ll miss him here in Wales. I hope he does well. I can’t believe that compilation didn’t show his best ever try though imo. his try for Wales against fiji when he kicked it from his own half and managed to get past everyone to score the try just before it went out.

@Matrix-nf6up

Ай бұрын

ye those were all early highlights nothing recent

@patrickgough9806

6 күн бұрын

Kicked off his left too as a right footed kicker! Elite skill

Chiefs have signed an absolute monster ,he will be a star.

To all KC fans, enjoy having our Wonder Boy from Wales. I hope he shows what magic he has... he's a Beast & only getting better !!! Much luv from Wales. "Cymru & LRZ Am Byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💚"

@Bklynreau

Ай бұрын

thank u!

As a Welsh man, I'm sad to see him go. He's rapid fast and had a massive future. But wish him all the best.

Good luck Louis from your home country Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

He's gonna be a star over there mate. He has everything. Pace ,power, handling, kicking how elusive he is he has a good chance to do well

@Bklynreau

2 ай бұрын

im excited!

@AndyCaley

2 ай бұрын

@@Bklynreau hope he does well for u guys mate. And he's still only 23 years old.... How much was the fee to sign him?

@hellovanite

Ай бұрын

​@@BklynreauThese people are getting ahead of themselves Christian Wade had great pace and so did Valentine Holmes and to a lesser extent Jarryd Hayne. They all think Lewis is in the team but he needs to make the 53 or special teams. He has zero experience and where players have not done well is with learning the playbook and understanding defensive lines. We will see but my feelings are there are guys who've spent their whole life playing American Football and I don't see how he reaches their understanding in training days and nit even a game yet. People need to calm down a bit

@Teesroad

Ай бұрын

@@hellovaniteI don’t think this season but maybe next season. He has a minimum of three seasons to learn so why not I guess. Should be enough time to maximise his athleticism and learn the playbook. He’s only 23 so he’s much younger than the most of the rugby converts who were in there late 30s when they tried.

@hellovanite

Ай бұрын

@@Teesroad Really he's contracted for three seasons without having to make the team?? that's unheard of, are you sure?

He really is a gem. Not just speed but technical ability, very good player

Being an exceptional Rugby player doesn`t guarantee success in the NFL, but I wish this young man well & hope he can excite the KC fans.

@karlmckinnell2635

Ай бұрын

Wise bet the Chiefs will a some point give him game time. 😊

Our loss is your gain. Enjoy the formally most exciting player in Welsh rugby. Cracking player, cracking athlete!

There is talks about him playing kick receiver in the new kick off rule, or running back or wide receiver

With the new kick off rule, he could be an awesome kick return

@Bklynreau

Ай бұрын

fr!

Rees Lightning! Let’s go!!!

A generational talent. Has it all. Speed, power, agility, hunger, determination and he’s a very proud Welshman. Good luck boyo. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

At 7:16 with the kick by him. It was a fifty twenty two from were you kick from your own half and it lands in the opposition 22 (in NFL terms, over the gain line) after that. They team who got it regain the ball from where it went out from.

Love the positivity! Go chiefs kingdom 👑!

He's young, proven performance under massive pressure, has the skillset and grew up watching nfl. It was an easy option for Reid, 3 years signing him at practice squad rates. I can't see any downside for the cheifs even just on the practice squad he has the experience of playing both sides of the ball and will be worth it for that ability to pivot alone

The games when he's in red he's representing wales in international matches so he's playing the best of the best and still makes it look easy at times

Fairly sure he got signed as a kick returner in order to exploit the new kick off rule change in the NFL. It plays out exactly like rugby which are his strengths. Once you get past the "wall" it's open ground to a TD. As you can see in the footage, he doesn't have many issues with that. Not sure how the NFL equipment will hinder him though. Wearing all that extra gear might slow him down.

I've never once in my life run so fast that when I hit the ground I slid like 8 feet. Must be fun.

I'm Irish and a massive rugby fan, but I also love NFL and I've been a huge Chiefs fan since the days of Christian Okoya. I'm very interested to see how LRZ manages the transformation from Rugby to NFL. He has all the skills the power and the speed. I know he's down as a RB or WR but would have loved to also see him as a kick receiver as he's deadly in open field. But I understand you cant be everything lol.

@javimarulu4247

2 ай бұрын

Pumas and Chief fan here. LRZ can do the job, rugby is more complete sport than the NFL

@Bklynreau

2 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see how it’s going to turn out! Chiefs allday let’s get this 3peat

@MickyBrownEye1

2 ай бұрын

@@Bklynreau Hi Mate. We didn't have the best regular season last year but managed to just keep winning once we got to the play-offs. One unbelievable performance after another, and it was awesome how they turned it round in the final. Kelce and Mahomes just refused to loose.

Be patient with him. Let him adapt. Get behind him and he will do good. And be loyal

Glad to hear you talking about KO returns, I think he'd excel at that from what I've seen of football, cus in rugby you have to catch high kicks a lot and you're used to everyone trying to smash you as you run it back....could be sensational, no?

As others said, between 4.2 and 4.43 during the IPP camp. He has an unofficial 10.4 on his very first 100m dash (Indoors, no cleats, stopwatch timing, no blocks). Clocked at around 26mph during a game. Freak of an athlete to play 80 minutes

LRZ would make a good kick receiver. You don't see it in the highlights, but in rugby, there's a lot of annoying ball tennis where one team will kick the ball away in the hope that the opposition will drop the ball and lead to a scrum. If LRZ was bad under a high ball, he wouldn't have made the grade. Hope LRZ can find a role with the chiefs and show off his skills.

Can catch a high ball, acceleration, hits stride after a step or two, has played in massive stadiums. Chiefs could have a legit kick returner. Also, Mahomes love a trick play so maybe somewhere on ST utilising his lateral passing, for example. Dude can throw a ball 30m laterally without turning onto dominant side

All the Aussie punters in the NFL are ex AFL/Aussie rule's players not Rugby players. Eagles Jordan Mailata is a ex Australian rugby league player, Valentin Holmes now back playing Australian NRL played at RB for the Jet's, Jarrod Hayne former Australian NRL rugby league player played RB & both end's special teams for the 49ers. Albeit these are Australian rugby league not rugby union player's. Two different sporting code's but similar.

Yooo the world is mad man, I recently started looking at football, I'd watched some reaction vids to rugby (my favourite sport) by nfl guys like you, then suddenly rees zammit gets signed and now I see you talking about him in the nfl, mad man I feel like I'm destined to be a chiefs fan now lol

yo my man,.hope your good, as the man is formally known in his home country CYMRU/WALES, as LRZ, i personally believe that he is gonna light it up. and the attitude towards physical attributes is a superb base to start with. it tends to be the basis of most sports in this present time; especially those that are of a physical, gladiatorial battle. however those who possess those physical attributes, whether naturally of jabbing as we say in wales, only gets you there, its having the mental edge that makes you great. this young boyo (BTW im a taffy born and bred) has done the business in front of 80,000 (carl froch haha). i think you are going and the rest of the american nfl fans to have an good exposure and eye opener to rugby. everyone in WALES supports kansas chiefs now haha. safe p.s good luck bruv/butt

@Bklynreau

Ай бұрын

Thank you brother we need alll the chiefs fans we can get

Many many years ago South Africa's best goal kicker (Naas Botha) went over to become a kicker in the NFL, didn't really work out AFAIK.

He's the fastest thing on legs in the U.S at the moment, he's a power house, no helmets needed. Enjoy him wile you can, he's the real deal all the best from Wales

First jersey of the 2024 season I will be purchasing, I’m from the UK so seen his whole career. His dad used to play euro football so it’s in the kids blood. Looking for the Kelce lateral too Zammit for the TD

@Bklynreau

Ай бұрын

I excited to see how they use them can’t wait!

I hope he makes it. But to my mates from across the pond he's going against people that have played their whole lives at the highest level. But with his speed if anyone can make it work it's the Chiefs. As for rugby players versus NFL players being athletic it's just a different sport people. Rugby's about stamina NFL is about short bursts of speed or if your a lineman basically you're a sumo wrestler

@AndyCaley

2 ай бұрын

I think with his pace toughness and being so elusive he has a good chance of doing well. Time will tell..

@leaguesmanoframsgate

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, they've been suffused in football their whole lives, but LRZ has been a professional athlete just as long as, if not longer than, college athletes. He has the big game spirit, he has the ability to keep a play going, and by God does he have the speed! Am I gassing him up? Yeah, but the longer he's in the NFL, the less time he's making the England defenders look like chumps lol =]

@AndyCaley

2 ай бұрын

@@leaguesmanoframsgate prick ...lol you had to rub it in didn't u 🤣🤣

@robertcornelius8056

Ай бұрын

His pace is average in American football terms

@beno8983

Ай бұрын

A year at punt return gives him time to train as a specialist. His entire rugby career he has had to train all round skill set. So agree that it will be tough, but he is young enough and comes from a football family so not so new to the sport as you would imagine.

He's an exciting talent no doubt, i will miss him in Rugby but wish him all the best in his chosen sport 💪👍

He does play for wales international rugby team

Sooooo your favorite two Welshmen are now REN and LRZ good times..........

@Bklynreau

Ай бұрын

true!!

As a wales and nfl fan - I’m excited to see how Zammit does. Once he learns the gaps, his talent and speed could cause some problems

There are some AFL players that would fit right into an NFL roster. Byron Pickett would have been a crazy RB

enjoyed that video buddy nice seeing an American watching rugby not asking or saying dumb things lol, respect to you, i hope he does what luka doncic coming from Spain to NBA and lighting league up regardless of the doubters , say this alot europeans play think different , its a lot brawn vs brains in the way europe and america play sports

Ya Chiefs have a real speedster!!! Commited strong and focused 3 peat it will be wild if he makes Superbowl in first season Our loss your gain

I wonder about his position. WR is a highly technical position, and you're having to catch a ball with your back turned, with a helmet limiting vision. RB? Definitely a returner.

I’m hearing he’s likely to be available to play either RB or WR. Possibly alternating.

Rees Lightning!!!

Going to be interesting to watch. Reid will find a way to make it work.

he is fast as hell and can catch a ball from behind, catching a ball going forward is easy for him, he won't need padding he is a MAN

You can see since being in America zammit has put on a few pounds on and is not as fast or nimble...cant wait to see him tear it up tho 🤟

He's fast. He's smart. He's got good hands and absolutely understands big game pressure. If he's given the coaching he deserves he will be capable. We get that it's a different sport but his fundamentals are there. Pure pace. Used to contact. Used to attacking open field space. He'll add value to their brand.

He'll be pulling all the Kansas City birds.

Zammit's dad played NFL in the UK so he has a bit of background. He's grade A* on a rugby pitch.

With the new kick return rules, we are going to watch him juke around defenders 🎉

how on earth is he going to suppress the urge to lateral every time he is tackled? No matter how they coach him I bet he does it at some point in a game. Instinct :)

Remember the Kap was with the Niners and they signed Jarrod Hayne? I was so hyped but Harbaugh didn't have enough time to develop him. He did play a little, but honestly I don't think he was ready for the physicality.

RB/WR but could be used as kick or punt return.

WR, and the new rules say no safe kicks - he will be the one to return the kick off

They got him down as RB on the insta post

That's my team - Gloucester! The cherry and whites! We are the boys from Gloucester this is true!

Known to us LRZ

Hope for the best for him but he's never been hit like they hit in the NFL. He's a long shot no doubt.

He got a 4.5 in the 40 yard dash I mean it's average but when he was practising he got like 4.4 4.3 something like that

he's fast, but not the best in his position at elite levels of rugby. Wish him all the best for the NFL. Enjoy the huge wealth.

He is playing half back with option to be a wr

Yeah he runs 4.24 brah 😱😳😲😍💛❤️yeah that crazy brah kc signed him just case we can't get WR brah in draft KC is smart brah

@Bklynreau

Ай бұрын

yea thats crazy!

I've been low on him but hope he proves me wrong.

If you convert the numbers. His top speed so far of 24.2 mph is equivalent to a 3.38 40yd dash. Just a bad day at the office on pro-day.

@helmner8585

Ай бұрын

That's completely disregarding the acceleration time it takes from a standing start

It's funny you're trying to find a nickname for him when he has one already. IT'S REES LIGHTNING

My biggest concern is will he learn how to read defense and most importantly block! Rugby don’t block players coming at you full speed at different sizes. If not he’ll be a back up for a long time.

I heard he was 4.43 on Forty.

@James-In-Exile

Ай бұрын

...and 4.2 in training. There's a reason why they call him "Rees Lightning".

On the IPP they were pushing him as WR, but I could not understand, why he could not be WR/RB/FB/KR/PR because he has played wing and full back in rugby to the highest level and full back in rugby is a tough position

@Bklynreau

2 ай бұрын

that would make sense!

@smiddlehurst1

Ай бұрын

Presumably even the Chiefs couldn’t get away with putting “Position: Yes” on the official paperwork…

Can he lateral to one of his blockers? That might be fun to see!

Winger in Rugby so kinda like a WR

@rattleheadracing140

Ай бұрын

Chiefs Kingdom am Byth hogia!

Not a chance he doesn’t suit up for games😊

ceiling of Debo.

his only chance is having a knack for returning punts (maybe kickoffs now with the new rule???)

I hope ress lightning does well

He has signed as a RB and WR

@taykitrleevitt4314

Ай бұрын

You could use him as a substitute punter too... 😂

All rugby back three player can catch the ball. If they fumble once they will lose huge territory. They have to be able to catch. WR punt return. I reckon.

I think your coach is thinking outside the box. American football can steal a bit of handling of the ball from rugby. You get so used to playing the game in one way that you think that's the only way it can be done.

LRS is a useful player. But I can think of several dozen others who would offer far greater potential. If you include Rugby League (a similar but separate sport fielding thirteen players instead of fifteen which is where Jordan Mailata came from) then you could double that figure. I mean, a guy like Eben Etzebeth would be an elite player in just about every collision sport. But he's too old to be switching sports now.

Where you from tho?... We got a lil BK out this way for you... Find Brooklyn Republic.

Also I know he ain't a big lad, but this kid can tackle if something goes wrong he can wrap someone's legs up

@James-In-Exile

Ай бұрын

He's big enough: just over 6' 3" tall and 194 lb, and has been clocked running 100m in 10.4 seconds from a crouching start, not from the starting blocks. In rugby he's also used to being tackled multiple times in a match by players up to about 6' 7" and 300+ lb - and that's without all the padding and helmets that the pampered and protected NFL players wear.

Hes welsh he will definitely snap a tendan. Its a thing.

Also one more thing... The NFL is a different beast! There are some really, let's just call them, not so intelligent players that don't protect their heads. In rugby there's no helmets, in the NFL these players use their heads as a weapon. So can he take a full hit in the NFL, because in rugby, there's nothing protecting their heads, so they protect themselves.

@derekambler

Ай бұрын

Many Rugby forwards do wear a protective Scrum Cap!!

Official 40 is 4.43 unofficial is a mid 4.2

LRZ is much easier. GOOD LUCK KID

Rees Lightning!

He'll be playing running back

I'll give you a BIG CLUE STOP CUSSING!!BAD EXAMPLE, KIDS ARE WATCHING.

dude u gotta change your intro lol

@Bklynreau

Ай бұрын

😂😂 cant its toooo funny

@PacifikaGodz

Ай бұрын

@@Bklynreau hahahah ok ok

You're top I'm america not the world, the world doesn't watch nfl or play it.

@Chiefs15879

2 ай бұрын

oh European American football leagues are definitely real. louis' dad played for one of them! plus nfl plays a London game, and Germany game, both sold out crowds.

@leaguesmanoframsgate

2 ай бұрын

London Monarchs and Scottish Claymores still have fans despite neither team having existed for literal decades

@striderwhiston9897

2 ай бұрын

@@Chiefs15879 to be fair the leagues are still amateur and I'd say around 97% of people in the UK don't know there even is an american football league here

@Matrix-nf6up

Ай бұрын

@@striderwhiston9897 even if we could get an nfl fan base in the uk I doubt people would want to pay extreme prices or stay up late to watch matches

@Chiefs15879

Ай бұрын

@@striderwhiston9897 eh and now flag football is an Olympic sport…. I think you are underselling American football, if not in the UK then the world.

Its all about the money but will he be bored? Its not exactly the most exciting sport in the world! Imagine if they just use him as a kicker! Whata waste that would be.

Louie Lightning...

'Rugby Star' is a bit of a stretch. He's a 'star' in Wales for rugby but thats about it.

@neilclement8330

Ай бұрын

Let me guess... A typical bok right? Of course he's a rugby star! Would get into any team in world rugby. Consistent unlike Kolbe! The whole of rugby knows exactly what he can do. He's a lions player also.

@karmannghiaman1041

Ай бұрын

​@@neilclement8330you don't even have to look at the name to know where he's from. If Kolbe had made the move he'd be wetting himself. LRZ is a star and would get in any rugby team in the world. To be quicker than Johnny May which is something in itself, yet he hardly looks like he's trying and he's a big lad too.

@bloodhoundgang1642

Ай бұрын

He is a rugby stsr??? What you been watching??

I see a lot of hip drop tackles, no contact hits and a lot of white guys running around 🤣

@leaguesmanoframsgate

2 ай бұрын

Mate, he's played against Pacific Islanders and Maoris. Your average All Black Maori's response to an NFL D-lineman is to fucking eat him. =]

@davidspendlove5900

2 ай бұрын

?

@AJ-PFbat

Ай бұрын

That's because you are watching a highlight reel of tries scored during games. Not all the actual hard play SMH🤷. Games played in the UK where the majority of the population 82.9% are white.

That’s that Cristiano Ronaldo pace

i give him 1 year

Oh, this is a non binary channel.

Take care of him cos he’s on loan and wales want him back in a few years ha.. only just turned 23 and to think won’t be in his prime untill 27..

I think it is so Kelsi can throw more laterals. Forward!! Rugby throws back only