Which Welsh professional Rugby player, who was capped 100 times for his country, became the first openly gay rugby playerin 2009?
Gareth Thomas (rugby) Gareth Thomas (rugby) Gareth Thomas (born 25 July 1974), nicknamed "Alfie", is a Welsh former professional rugby footballer, who represented Wales in both rugby union and rugby league. With 100 test match appearances he was the most capped Welsh rugby union player until he was overtaken by Stephen Jones in September 2011. He is currently ranked 13th among international try scorers, and is the second highest Wales try scorer behind Shane Williams. He also won 4 rugby league caps for Wales, scoring 3 tries. He played rugby union for Bridgend, Cardiff, the Celtic Warriors, Toulouse, Cardiff Blues, and Wales as
Mark Bennett (Welsh rugby player) He left his position with the national team in 2009 to take up a position as the conditioning coach for the Ospreys regional team. Bennett returned to Bristol Rugby for the 2014/15 season as Head of Performance. Mark Bennett (Welsh rugby player) Anthony Mark Bennett (born 26 January 1969) is a Welsh International rugby union player. He made three appearances for his country, as well as representing Swansea RFC, Cardiff RFC and Neath RFC in the top division of Welsh club rugby, and Bristol RFC in English club rugby. Following his retirement from playing, Bennett became a strength and conditioning