BRISTOL, England (AP) — Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit signed with Bristol Bears on Thursday in a resumption of his rugby career after an 18-month spell in American football.

The 24-year-old Rees-Zammit announced two weeks ago that “ it’s time to come home ” after spending all of last season on the practice squad of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.

“Bristol Bears was the obvious choice for me,” he said in the team’s announcement. “The style of rugby the team play — all about entertaining the fans and growing the game — perfectly aligns to how I want to play and how I express myself on and off the field.”

Rees-Zammit had left English rugby club Gloucester in early 2024 to join the NFL’s international player pathway program. He spent five months working as a running back with the Kansas

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