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Gareth Thomas forced to apologise over Joe Marler comment

5. Louisa Wall

Wall is a New Zealand Member of Parliament and former national representative netball and rugby union player.

She became famous and bigheaded long before she got into parliament. She was a Silver Fern at 17. She represented New Zealand in rugby. And she hit the headlines when she said she was gay, an unusual admission for a Kiwi rugby hero.

6. Gareth Thomas

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Thomas came out as gay in December 2009. The following year he was voted the most influential gay person in the UK in the IoS Pink List and received Stonewall’s Hero of the Year award.

The 43-year-old won 100 caps for Wales during his 16-year career while also representing the Barbarians and the British & Irish Lions.

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