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Bledisloe Cup referee is openly gay

Sat 21 Jul 2007 In: New Zealand Daily News

Tonight's crucial Bledisloe Cup and Tri-Nations decider – All Blacks vs Wallabies test at Eden Park – will be refereed by Welshman Nigel Owens, the game's only openly gay professional referee. 35-year-old Owens told a Welsh newspaper earlier this year he had contemplated suicide while struggling with his sexuality, reports the New Zealand this morning. Read the full story on the link below.     Ref: NZ Herald (m)

Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff

First published: Saturday, 21st July 2007 - 9:38pm

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