“It is such a relief,” the 23-year-old international centre told The Sunday Times.
Sam Stanley, a rugby union centre for England Sevens, has come out as gay in an interview with The Sunday Times.
Stanley of England in action against Scotland during the Tokyo Sevens in March 2014.
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Stanley, who comes from a famous rugby family, played for Saracens, as well as for England U16 and U18. He is currently playing for Ealing Trailfinders.
In the Sunday Times interview, Stanley, who realised he may have been gay at age 10 or 11, talked about how he had felt suicidal in the past because of the struggle with his sexuality.
"I was standing on a bridge about four or five years ago, overlooking a motorway in Essex," he said. "However, looking back, the idea that I would jump was ridiculous, but it was as if I was thinking that I could get rid of the pain in one go.
"You are so worried about what people will think, and I thought I couldn't be a macho rugby player the way I was, and there was nothing else I wanted to do with my life."
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