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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title>News on Gareth Thomas</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/topic/gareth-thomas" rel="alternate"></link><id>http://ruckingandmauling.com/topic/gareth-thomas</id><updated>2011-10-25T07:00:13Z</updated><entry><title>Gareth Thomas Retires From Rugby</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/gareth-thomas-retires-rugby-4848509a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-10-25T07:00:13Z</updated><author><name>On Top Magazine</name></author><id>tag:ruckingandmauling.com,2011-10-25:/gareth-thomas-retires-rugby-4848509a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Gareth Thomas" href="/topic/Gareth+Thomas" &gt;Gareth Thomas&lt;/a&gt;, one of only a few professional athletes to come out gay during their careers, has retired from rugby&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gareth Thomas, one of only a few professional athletes to come out gay during their careers, has retired from rugby, the &lt;a title="United Kingdom" href="/topic/United+Kingdom" &gt;UK&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;i&gt;Daily Mail&lt;/i&gt; reported.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We can confirm that Gareth Thomas is officially retiring from b...</summary><category term="Rugby"></category><category term="United Kingdom"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Wales"></category><category term="Cardiff Blues"></category><category term="Gareth Thomas"></category><category term="European Super League"></category><category term="Emanuele Palladino"></category></entry><entry><title>Thomas extends Crusaders deal to delay retirement</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/thomas-extends-crusaders-deal-delay-retirement-4794171a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2011-06-15T13:31:09Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:ruckingandmauling.com,2011-06-15:/thomas-extends-crusaders-deal-delay-retirement-4794171a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Former &lt;a title="Wales" href="/topic/Wales" &gt;Wales&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="British Lions" href="/topic/British+Lions" &gt;British Lions&lt;/a&gt; rugby union captain &lt;a title="Gareth Thomas" href="/topic/Gareth+Thomas" &gt;Gareth Thomas&lt;/a&gt; has delayed his retirement from rugby league after extending his contract with &lt;a title="Super League" href="/topic/Super+League" &gt;Super League&lt;/a&gt; outfit Crusaders by one year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 36-year-old Thomas, arguably the highest-profile gay man in sport, had been widel...</summary><category term="Rugby"></category><category term="Wales"></category><category term="British Lions"></category><category term="Gareth Thomas"></category><category term="Super League"></category><category term="Iestyn Harris"></category></entry><entry><title>Wales rugby legend Thomas poised to switch codes</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/wales-rugby-legend-thomas-poised-switch-codes-863116a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-04T08:17:27Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:ruckingandmauling.com,2010-03-04:/wales-rugby-legend-thomas-poised-switch-codes-863116a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Gareth Thomas" href="/topic/Gareth+Thomas" &gt;Gareth Thomas&lt;/a&gt;, the most capped player in &lt;a title="Wales" href="/topic/Wales" &gt;Wales&lt;/a&gt; history and one of sport's most high-profile gay men, is set to switch codes and end his illustrious career playing rugby league for Crusaders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Wales-based &lt;a title="Super League" href="/topic/Super+League" &gt;Super League&lt;/a&gt; franchise have scheduled a press conference for Friday at which they are expected to announced that Thomas, 35...</summary><category term="Rugby"></category><category term="United Kingdom"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Wales"></category><category term="Cardiff"></category><category term="Gareth Thomas"></category><category term="Brian Noble"></category><category term="Super League"></category><category term="British &amp; Irish Lions"></category></entry><entry><title>Rugby player Gareth Thomas comes out</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/rugby-player-gareth-thomas-2785521a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-22T13:28:51Z</updated><author><name>About.com</name></author><id>tag:ruckingandmauling.com,2010-10-22:/rugby-player-gareth-thomas-2785521a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Social Issues"></category><category term="Rugby"></category><category term="Wales"></category><category term="Gareth Thomas"></category><category term="Welsh Rugby Union Ltd."></category><category term="Roger Lewis"></category><category term="LGBT Issues"></category></entry><entry><title>Wales rugby hero Gareth Thomas announces he is gay</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/wales-rugby-hero-gareth-thomas-announces-gay-785642a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T08:16:45Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:ruckingandmauling.com,2010-04-16:/wales-rugby-hero-gareth-thomas-announces-gay-785642a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Wales" href="/topic/Wales" &gt;Wales&lt;/a&gt; rugby union legend &lt;a title="Gareth Thomas" href="/topic/Gareth+Thomas" &gt;Gareth Thomas&lt;/a&gt; publicly announced Saturday he is gay, saying that living a double life had driven him to suicidal despair.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a title="Cardiff Blues" href="/topic/Cardiff+Blues" &gt;Cardiff Blues&lt;/a&gt; full-back, 35, told the &lt;a title="UK Daily Mail" href="/topic/UK+Daily+Mail" &gt;Daily Mail newspaper&lt;/a&gt; that keeping his sexuality a secret had made his adult life ...</summary><category term="Rugby"></category><category term="Wales"></category><category term="Stephen 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term="Rene Bouscatel"></category></entry><entry><title>Czekaj admitted to hospital</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/czekaj-admitted-hospital-1845434a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-13T20:41:02Z</updated><author><name>ThisIsLondon.co.uk</name></author><id>tag:ruckingandmauling.com,2010-10-13:/czekaj-admitted-hospital-1845434a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Rugby"></category><category term="Australia"></category><category term="Brisbane"></category><category term="Wales"></category><category term="Oceania"></category><category term="Cardiff Blues"></category><category term="Gareth Thomas"></category><category term="Stephen Moore"></category><category term="Chris Czekaj"></category><category term="Rugby World Cup"></category></entry><entry><title>Thomas leads Wales from full-back</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/thomas-leads-wales-fullback-1844752a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-13T20:31:28Z</updated><author><name>ThisIsLondon.co.uk</name></author><id>tag:ruckingandmauling.com,2010-10-13:/thomas-leads-wales-fullback-1844752a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Rugby"></category><category term="Sydney (Australia)"></category><category term="Australia"></category><category term="Brisbane"></category><category term="Michael Owen"></category><category term="Wales"></category><category term="Oceania"></category><category term="Leicester"></category><category term="Queensland"></category><category term="Andy Williams"></category><category term="Gavin Henson"></category><category term="Cardiff Blues"></category><category term="Newport Gwent Dragons"></category><category term="Gareth Jenkins"></category><category term="Mike Phillips"></category><category term="ANZ Stadium"></category><category term="Gareth Thomas"></category><category term="Gareth Cooper"></category><category term="Lee 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term="Australia"></category><category term="Canada"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Michael Owen"></category><category term="Wales"></category><category term="Oceania"></category><category term="Bristol"></category><category term="Gavin Henson"></category><category term="Colin Charvis"></category><category term="Six Nations Championship"></category><category term="Gareth Jenkins"></category><category term="Millennium Stadium"></category><category term="Cardiff"></category><category term="ANZ Stadium"></category><category term="Gareth Thomas"></category><category term="Jonathan Thomas"></category><category term="England"></category><category term="Sonny Parker"></category><category term="Mike Ruddock"></category><category term="Jamie Robinson"></category><category term="Rugby World Cup"></category><category term="Gareth Llewellyn"></category></entry><entry><title>Thomas to break Wales record</title><link 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Thomas"></category><category term="Dublin (Ireland)"></category><category term="Trevor Brennan"></category></entry><entry><title>Rugby Union - Gloucester Rugby v Cardiff Blues 2008/09 Heineken European Cup Pool Six</title><link href="http://ruckingandmauling.com/photo/rugby-union-gloucester-rugby-cardiff-blues-200809-heineken-european-cup-pool-1047081p" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-09T02:42:26Z</updated><author><name>ZUMA Press Inc</name></author><id>tag:ruckingandmauling.com,2010-04-09:/photo/rugby-union-gloucester-rugby-cardiff-blues-200809-heineken-european-cup-pool-1047081p/</id><summary type="html">Rugby Union - &lt;a title="Gloucester Rugby" href="/topic/Gloucester+Rugby" &gt;Gloucester Rugby&lt;/a&gt; v &lt;a title="Cardiff Blues" href="/topic/Cardiff+Blues" &gt;Cardiff Blues&lt;/a&gt; 2008/09 &lt;a title="Heineken" href="/topic/Heineken" &gt;Heineken&lt;/a&gt; European Cup Pool Six - &lt;a title="Kingsholm" href="/topic/Kingsholm" &gt;Kingsholm&lt;/a&gt; - 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of 14 &lt;a title="Gareth Thomas" href="/topic/Gareth+Thomas" &gt;Gareth Thomas&lt;/a&gt; Minister for  the department for International Development gives a keynote address on Climate Change, Aid and &lt;a title="Africa" href="/topic/Africa" &gt;Africa&lt;/a&gt; at the &lt;a title="Royal Geographical Society" href="/topic/Royal+Geographical+Society" &gt;Royal Geographical Society&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title="London" href="/topic/London" &gt;London&lt;/a&gt;...Date:18.09.2007
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