Berlin: Gareth Thomas Trains With Gay Team

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Berlin: Gareth Thomas Trains With Gay Team
Openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas gets rough with the Berlin Bruisers, Germany's first all-gay (and straight-friendly) rugby team.
 Michelle Garcia
          
          May 28, 2014
          
        
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Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas (center) joins a training session with members of the Berlin Bruisers on May 23 in Berlin. Founded in April 2012, the Bruisers are the city's all-gay rugby team, and they've  attracted plenty of support from Berlin's gay community with 500 members and 35 active players training three times a week.
 
 
 

        
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Berlin: Gareth Thomas Trains With Gay Team

Openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas gets rough with the Berlin Bruisers, Germany's first all-gay (and straight-friendly) rugby team.

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