Rugby player Louis Rees-Zammit copies Ronaldo's Siuuu in Wales win over Portugal

Louis Rees-Zammit revealed he wears Cristiano Ronaldo-branded boxers and aims to dress like him too after emulating the former Manchester United and Real Madrid superstar’s celebration.

Wales wing Rees-Zammit – who is an avid United fan – scored an early try as Warren Gatland’s side made it back-to-back bonus-point wins at the World Cup.

After crossing the line against Portugal – the country for whom Ronaldo is a legendary sporting figure – Rees-Zammit jumped in the air to mimic his football hero.

‘Ronaldo is my favourite player. I wear his boxers and I dress like him,’ he said.

‘I thought why not do his celebration as well? A few of my mates back home wanted me to do it.

‘They’re massive football fans. I said if I scored, I’d do it for them. We don’t play Portugal very often.’

Wales were given a real fright by what is, on paper, the weakest team in Pool C.

Portugal were outstanding and it looked as if Wales would miss out on a much-needed bonus point for scoring four tries until Taulupe Faletau crossed with the clock in the red.

Faletau’s effort means Wales now have a perfect 10 points from two games ahead of their crunch meeting with Australia in Lyon on Sunday.

Their head coach Warren Gatland on Sunday celebrated his 60th birthday knowing that while his team’s performances in France so far have not been perfect, the end results couldn’t have been better. Now, it’s Eddie Jones’ injury-hit Wallabies next.

Jones failed to emulate Gatland and record his 16th World Cup win as a coach when his team were defeated by Fiji in Saint-Etienne on Sunday.

Fiji – who pushed Wales all the way in round one – were deserving 22-15 winners and their victory means the race for the two qualification spots from Pool C remains wide open.

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