{"id":293720,"date":"2023-09-24T05:49:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293720"},"modified":"2023-09-24T05:49:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:49:36","slug":"rugby-world-cup-star-wears-cristiano-ronaldo-boxers-and-idolises-ex-man-utd-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-league\/rugby-world-cup-star-wears-cristiano-ronaldo-boxers-and-idolises-ex-man-utd-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby World Cup star wears Cristiano Ronaldo boxers and idolises ex-Man Utd star"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Kate teases William when asked about rugby<\/h3>\n<p>Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit made headlines by copying former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s famous celebration during the Rugby World Cup, before later revealing the lengths he goes to in order to emulate his inspiration &#8211; even wearing Ronaldo\u2019s boxers.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old hotshot is one of the fastest players in world rugby, perhaps learning from Ronaldo\u2019s exceptional pace during his first stint in the Premier League with United, but perhaps risked upsetting his icon by scoring against Ronaldo\u2019s Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>The winger kicked a grubber through and was able to run into the empty space to touch down and score the opening try in Wales\u2019 Pool C 28-8 victory over Portugal. Not only did he risk the wrath of touching down against his idol\u2019s homeland, Rees-Zammit then proceeded to perform Ronaldo\u2019s \u2018Siu\u2019 celebration &#8211; which saw him subjected to boos from the Portuguese faithful.<\/p>\n<p>But Rees-Zammit explained that his Ronaldo imitation was pre-planned, before going in-depth on how he copies the Al-Nassr star. &#8220;Ronaldo is my favourite player,&#8221; said Rees-Zammit. &#8220;I wear his boxers and I dress like him. And I thought why not do his celebration as well. A few of my mates back home wanted me to do it.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>Chile&#8217;s Rugby World Cup captain made in Doncaster is now eyeing England upset[FEATURE] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/Rugby-World-Cup-Wales-Louis-Rees-Zammit-4974456.jpg?r=1695501865737\"><\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re massive football fans and obviously we don&#8217;t play Portugal very often. So I said if I scored, I&#8217;d do it for them. I saw there was no-one in backfield and I put a grubber through and thankfully I got the bounce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he heard boos from the crowd, he replied: &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure. I heard a few &#8216;Sius&#8217; in the background, which is good, but it wasn&#8217;t meant to be offensive or anything, you know? I absolutely love Ronaldo, he&#8217;s my idol and I thought why not do his celebration?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>England Rugby World Cup star strips to his underwear in wild WWE impression[SPOTTED] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>England&#8217;s classy Dupont gesture as Eddie Jones makes bold claim[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Rugby World Cup stars wash their own kit and denied snacks as chiefs sent plea[INTERVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/Rugby-World-Cup-Rees-Zammit-celebration-4974457.jpg?r=1695501865824\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p> <svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by CR7 (@cr7cristianoronaldo)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A big United fan, Rees-Zammit did not want to be asked about the Red Devils\u2019 recent 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton, however. He added: \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about the Man United result!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Rees-Zammit explained how he wanted to emulate Ronaldo\u2019s career by being as unpredictable as he was on the pitch. \u201cIt\u2019s his presence on the pitch,\u201d Rees-Zammit told The Times when asked why he idolises the 38-year-old Portuguese forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive Ronaldo the ball and you know he\u2019s going to do something. That what I want to do. Every time I get the ball in rugby, I expect myself to do something with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether that is make ten yards, or score, or kick into the backfield, take a high ball, whatever it is, I expect myself to perform well. That is what Ronaldo does. He is a role model. He has such high standards, and that is what I\u2019ve got as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Buy all of your Rugby World Cup 2023 programmes here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/1815934\/Rugby-World-Cup-news-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Rees-Zammit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate teases William when asked about rugby Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit made headlines by copying former Manchester United and Real <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rugby World Cup star wears Cristiano Ronaldo boxers and idolises ex-Man Utd star - 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