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Dan Palmer praised after becoming first Wallabies player to come out as gay

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a powerful column published by the Sydney Morning Herald on Friday, Palmer revealed the struggles he faced throughout his career, during which he contemplated ending his life rather than have people discover his sexuality.Palmer, a prop who played one Test for the Wallabies in 2012 and domestically for the Waratahs and Brumbies between 2008 and 2015, joins Welshman Gareth Thomas as the only other male professional rugby player to have come out.Palmer, who hung up his playing boots in 2015 and is currently a PhD candidate at ANU, was widely lauded for his bravery.

His former Brumbies teammate David Pocock led the plaudits, saying he was “one of the best men” he knew.Dan Palmer is one of the best men I got to know and play alongside in rugby..

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