Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit caused a social media frenzy when he mimicked Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic celebration after scoring a try in the Rugby World Cup match against Wales.
The lightning-fast winger secured his second try of the World Cup only eight minutes into the Pool C showdown against Os Lobos.
Following the game, Rees-Zammit shared that Portugal’s football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, is his ultimate sporting idol.
One fan wrote: “How dare he use a football celebration. Six week ban with no mitigation.”
A second said: “The Ronaldo celebration against Portugal. A real kick in the nuts for them.”
“None of this football sh** in rugby thanks,” wrote a third.
A fourth commented: “Absolute sh**houser from Rees-Zammit.”
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Jonny Wilkinson picks his dream team
FRONT-ROW
1. Jason Leonard (England): He was seen by Wilkinson as “someone who inspired and brought energy to the game” with impact.
2. Keith Wood (Ireland): “You need someone here in this position who can bring you the set piece control but at the same time I think they need to be aggressive, be someone that runs hard, someone that doesn’t stop, never gives up.”
3. Craig Dowd (New Zealand): “As with all tight heads what you want is someone who doesn’t take no for an answer, someone who is maybe a little quieter but someone you just don’t mess with”
SECOND-ROW
4. Bakkies Botha (South Africa): “Someone incredibly fierce but very very down to earth” and “at times he’s exactly what a team needs.”
5. Martin Johnson (England): “intelligent, another massive leader, gets himself around the park. My captain”
