Gareth Thomas

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My Autobiography

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Produktbeschreibung

WINNER British Sports Book Awards SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Gareth Thomas had it all. Garethà â â s inspiring and moving story transcends the world of sport to tell a universal truth about feeling like an outsider, and facing up to who you really are.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ebury Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 234g
• ISBN-13: 9780091958343
• ISBN-10: 0091958342
• Artikelnr.: 42247792

Autorenporträt

Gareth Thomas was born in 1974. He played rugby union for Bridgend, Celtic Warriors, Toulouse and Cardiff Blues, winning 100 international caps for Wales and captaining the British and Irish Lions. In 2010 he switched to rugby league, playing for the Crusaders RL, and for Wales. He retired from rugby in October 2011. Gareth announced publicly in 2009 that he is gay, and was voted the most influential gay person by Stonewall that year. In 2019, Gareth spoke openly about living with HIV and has gone on to partner with the Terrance Higgins Trust in order to raise awareness around HIV.