A Six Nations winner and a British and Irish Lions vacationer, Rees-Zammit shocked rugby – together with Warren Gatland – by revealing his shock NFL swap on the morning the Wales head coach was naming his Six Nations squad.

His 32 caps imply he’s nonetheless eligible to play for Wales below the cap rule regardless of not signing for a Welsh area.

And new Wales head coach Steve Tandy has already hinted at a doable return as early as this autumn.

“You would not rule something out. Zammo [Rees-Zammit] brings an enormous impact and pleasure by coming again,” stated Tandy.

In his absence Wales have fielded Josh Adams, Tom Rogers, Blair Murray, Rio Dyer, Ellis Mee, Josh Hathaway, Mason Grady and Keelan Giles however none have the star high quality with a strike fee of 14 tries in 32 Assessments.

“He is a incredible athlete with power, velocity, tempo, he is an X-factor participant,” stated former Wales fly-half James Hook.

“He has the attributes to compete with the most effective gamers on the earth in his place.

“It does not assist that he could be coming right into a Wales group struggling however he has that x-factor and stardust. I simply hope he can stay as much as that.

“Payers like Henry Pollock, Marcus Smith, Finn Russell, Antoine Dupont, Cheslin Kolbe generate enthusiasm and a buzz round any group they play in.

“Louis suits into that class and if he had been out there he would have been in with a shout for a beginning Lions berth this summer season. He’s that good.”