2. Gareth Thomas
The Welsh legend is one of the greatest rugby players in UK history, captaining the Welsh international team as well as the British and Irish Lions during his career.
Thomas came out publicly in 2009 and has since described his experience as a secretly gay player, revealing how social pressure and stereotypes pose a significant challenge for many athletes today.
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3. Craig Maxwell-Keys
Maxwell-Keys, who took charge of the 2020 Gallagher Premiership final, finally decided the time was right to come clean about his sexuality to his colleagues at Twickenham as well as his local club, Lichfield RFC in 2019.
Now based at Cheltenham, he aims to continue to climb the refereeing ladder – and his experiences since leaving have indicated that sexuality will not be a barrier to that.
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