Video: Gareth Bale and Real Madrid teammates show their skills with a rugby ball

Gareth Bale has taken a touch of Wales with him to Madrid as he shows his Real Madrid teammates his skills with a rugby ball.

Bale and teammates Luka Modric, Karim Benzema and Jesé Rodríguez all take part in the bwin ‘Skills Series’ challenge

Bale was encouraged to embrace Spanish culture to become a hit in Madrid, but it appears the world’s most expensive player has also introduced some home comforts, bringing some stylish Welsh rugby to the Bernabeu!

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Ahead of his debut appearance in this Saturday’s el Clasico meeting with Barcelona, bwin challenged Bale and his fellow superstars to demonstrate their skills with a variety of different balls.

After displaying phenomenal ball control with a football, squash ball and even a giant exercise ball, the Real Madrid all-stars took on the rugby ball.

They all take part in a game of keepy-uppy before they take on the crossbar challenge.

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European sports book bwin has partnerships with six of the biggest teams in European club football and has set a series of challenges to be undertaken by these elite outfits as part of the bwin “Skills Series”. Over the next three months, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, RSC Anderlecht, Olympique de Marseille and Juventus will all follow in Real Madrid’s footsteps.

Bale said:  “You can see the skill of the players, everything is unbelievable, the standard is so high.”

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Video: Gareth Bale and Real Madrid teammates show their skills with a rugby ball