Gareth Thomas

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Gareth Thomas is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league player renowned for captaining the Wales national team and later becoming one of the first openly gay professional rugby players.

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instanceOf LGBT sportsperson
Wales international rugby league player
Wales international rugby union player
gay man
human
rugby union coach
rugby union player
captainOf British and Irish Lions NERFINISHED
Wales national rugby union team NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
Wales NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1974-07-25
familyName Thomas NERFINISHED
fullName Gareth Thomas NERFINISHED
givenName Gareth NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Welsh people NERFINISHED
languagesSpoken English
Welsh
memberOfSportsTeam Bridgend RFC NERFINISHED
British and Irish Lions NERFINISHED
Cardiff Blues NERFINISHED
Cardiff RFC NERFINISHED
Celtic Warriors NERFINISHED
Crusaders Rugby League NERFINISHED
Toulouse NERFINISHED
Wales national rugby league team NERFINISHED
Wales national rugby union team NERFINISHED
name Gareth Thomas NERFINISHED
nationality Welsh
notableFor being one of the first openly gay professional rugby players
notableWork autobiography about his life and coming out
occupation professional rugby league player
professional rugby union player
sports pundit
television personality
participatedIn Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED
Six Nations Championship NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Sarn, Bridgend, Wales NERFINISHED
positionPlayed centre
fullback
wing
residence Wales NERFINISHED
retiredFromSport rugby league
rugby union
sexOrGender male
sexualOrientation gay
sport rugby league
rugby union

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Thomas hasNotableBearer Gareth Thomas
Sandra Dickinson spouse Gareth Thomas