Welsh winger Louis Rees-Zammit says he did not mean to wind-up Portugal fans by copying Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration at the Rugby World Cup.
Rugby star meant no offence by the actThe Wales national team star scored a try against Portugal on Saturday in the group stages of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France and emulated Ronaldo's iconic 'Siuuu' celebration by jumping and turning in the air, before landing with his back to the crowd. Despite the seemingly light-hearted act, some mused on social media that this was 's***housery' towards the Portuguese, who ended up losing the game 28-8 in Nice.
after the match. "We're all Man United fans and they said if you score against Portugal, you're probably not going to play them often, can you do the Ronaldo celebration? And I scored and I've done it." Asked how he thought the Portuguese fans took the celebration, Rees-Zammit replied: "I'm not sure.
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