We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include celebrating a no-hitter, rugby practice, a shirtless soccer celebration, spring college football, baseball, NHL playoffs, Aussie Rules Football and track and field. Click image for larger, full-sized view and on that image for the largest view: Share on Facebook
Posts under ‘Rugby’
Rugger Sacha Harding on the cover of HIVPlus magazine
Bedford Blues rugger Sacha Harding has gotten lots of attention recently for some revealing photos of himself posing for the cover of Britain’s Gay Times magazine and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. This month, Harding is the cover story for HIVPlus magazine. Harding told the mag that he’s a part of various health campaigns, including the [...]
Eye on sports: Our favorite photos of the week
We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include baseball and soccer celebrations, college football in the spring, the NBA, fencing, Olympic trials kayaking, swimming and Cristiano Ronaldo. Click image for larger view (and on that image for an even larger view): Share on Facebook
Gareth Thomas coming out story inspires artist to start fan site
Mike Langley is an artist who lives near Baltimore and was so inspired by rugby player Gareth “Alfie” Thomas’ coming out story that he has started a blog dedicated to him. Fans of Gareth Thomas went live in February and is filled with articles, photos and Langley’s art work of Thomas. Langley recalls reading the [...]
NFL, rugby players dominate Sweet 16 in King of the Harwood voting
Voting has started in the Sweet 16 of the King of the Hardwood contest, and it is dominated by NFL and rugby players. Still alive is 2011 champion Eric Decker of the Denver Broncos, one of six NFL players. One to keep an eye based based on his photo for aussieBum (full photo below) is [...]
Gareth Thomas nervous about playing genie in ‘Aladdin’ musical
Former rugby star Gareth Thomas is nervous about performing later this year before schoolchildren in his native Wales dressed as the genie that comes out of the bottle in “Aladdin.” “Standing in front of 400 children and their parents in a genie outfit is a lot more nerve-wracking than running out against the [New Zealand] [...]
Gareth Thomas says Mickey Rourke has not pulled out of biopic
When Mickey Rourke announced his plans to portray Gareth Thomas in a biopic about the gay rugger, many questioned how the 59-year-old would play the character of a super-fit professional athlete in his early 30s. Over the weekend it seemed Rourke had finally decided that playing a character half his age was too much for [...]
English rugby players strip for charity event
It seems like it doesn’t take much for rugby players to strip down to nothing, and charity is always a good reason. Eleven English players got naked — save for socks, shoes and a well-placed rugby ball — as part of a campaign to raise money for Sport Relief, a charity event. Said Sam Tomkins: [...]
Gareth Thomas shows off his underwear
Happy Valentine’s Day! Gareth Thomas shared a revealing photo (here) with his Facebook fans over the weekend, along with this message… Appropriate underwear for today. So just be warned people I’m armed if you come near! Looking forward to another rugby filled weekend. I predict wins for Wales, England, France. Share on Facebook
Britain’s manliest man, rugger Sacha Harding, appears in ‘Gay Times’ naked issue
Voted last year Britain’s “manliest man,” professional rugby player Sacha Harding appears naked in the Gay Times naked issue (click on image for larger view; video after the jump). And according to an interview with the Advocate, fighting for gay rights is an important part of his identity. Have you witnessed homophobia in sports? I [...]
Gareth Thomas buys drink company Turbo Drinks
Openly gay former pro rugby player Gareth Thomas has purchased popular drink company Turbo Drinks for about £7million. He purchased the company along with his new business partner Sean Smith, with whom he operates a legal recruiting firm. So much of the popularity of these drinks are the image of the company (why you’ll see [...]
Gareth Thomas in UK’s Celebrity ‘Big Brother’
Out former rugby pro Gareth Thomas is co-starring in Britain’s latest installation of Big Brother, this time with a bunch of “celebrities.” The threw down the gauntlet in last night’s episode, according to The Mirror: He told Brian that he will “be myself and prove my family proud.” The Welshman said he was “happy to [...]
Rugby: The homosexual version of football
I wasn’t sure what to make of this story over at Christwire, until I saw the quote they use to promote their Christwire book: “I am the anti-Christwire” – Howard Stern. The site is a lampoon of organizations that promote conservative Christian doctrine. Their latest piece puts the homosexual tendencies of rugby in its crosshairs: [...]
Gareth Thomas has new business partner, with whom he founded legal recruiting firm
Note: The story from wharf.co.uk originally said Smith and Thomas were romantic partners, but Thomas said that was a confusion of the word “partner.” They are partners in business only. Sean Smith is Thomas’ business partner, as the two have co-founded Sean Smith & Associates, a legal recruitment firm. From the company’s site: Co-founded by [...]
Chris Birch, former rugger, claims a stroke turned him gay
Imagine going to bed one night straight and waking up the next morning gay. That’s essentially what Welsh former rugby player Chris Birch is claiming happened after he suffered a stroke after doing a backflip to impress friends. The rugger, who was then engaged to his girlfriend, said he awoke from the incident suddenly gay. [...]
Out 100 to feature athletes including Gareth Thomas – Exclusive photo
The Out 100 has had a smattering of athletes in the past, but this year’s list will feature the most ever. At the top of the list is Gareth Thomas, the out Welsh rugby player. Aaron Hicklin, the magazine’s editor, sent us this gorgeous exclusive photo of Gareth that will run in the table of [...]
Welsh rugby player Jed Hooper comes out after meeting someone
Jed Hooper, captain of the Bristol, England, Old Ruffians rugby club, has come out as gay. The catalyst was a man he started to see. He told the Bristol Post: “I met someone earlier this year who said he could not be with someone who was in the closet. That, basically, was the catalyst that [...]
Gareth Thomas retires from rugby
Openly gay pro rugger Gareth Thomas has retired from rugby, he announced today. Thomas said in a statement: I have listened and discussed this decision with many of my family and close friends. My mind has told me that the time to retire is now. If you can’t give 100 percent to rugby then you [...]
Gay rugby fan picks his all-hot World Cup team
The Rugby World Cup just ended in New Zealand, with the host Kiwis taking the title with a hard-fought 8-7 win over France. In honor of the event, Dean Knight, a gay fan, has put together his all-hot team from the event. His list on Facebook caught the eye of the New Zealand Herald: The [...]
MTV airs Ohio State rugby player Nevin Heard coming out to his team
MTV aired a special for National Coming Out Day yesterday that included a rugby player at Ohio State coming out to his team. The moment is pretty awkward. I’m not sure coming out to your friends or family is something you want cameras there for, it just makes the whole situation more tense. You can [...]