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Ireland women’s rugby team switch to dark shorts amid period anxieties | CNN

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Ireland women’s rugby team switch to dark shorts amid period anxieties | CNN

CNN  —  The Ireland women’s rugby team has made a permanent switch from white to navy shorts in response to players’ concerns about period anxieties. The navy shorts will be debuted in Ireland’s opening game of the Women’s Six Nations against Wales on March 25, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Tuesday. “The … Read more

Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone becomes first All Black to come out as gay | CNN

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Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone becomes first All Black to come out as gay | CNN

CNN  —  Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone became the first All Black to come out publicly as gay, in an interview with TVNZ’s Seven Sharp on Monday. Johnstone – who played three Test matches for New Zealand, including two against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 – said he told his friends … Read more