For the first time this Monday, Nick McCarthy publicly spoke of his homosexuality, a rare thing in sport, and even more in rugby.
A big step for the melee half of the Leinster, who had already come out with his teammates in January.
"I was obviously quite nervous, but I'm really happy to have done it," he explains on his club's website, confiding that he was affected by the situation for a long time.
"I planned to stop rugby because I did not think I could come out while playing rugby.
However, the 27 -year -old quickly received the support of his club, his coach Leo Cullen and his teammates.
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Scrum-half Nick McCarthy has spoken publicly for the first time about his sexuality.
He now hopes that sharing his experience will be encouraging and provide hope to others.
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“We are delighted that he can be himself, welcomed Jonathan Sexton.
We are talking a lot to watch over our brothers here and in recent months have been devoted to this, to watch over Nick.
And it will continue.
Speaking openly about his sexuality, Nick will be a model for others and we could not be more proud of him.
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