Trailblazing referee Nigel Owens thinks rugby ‘has a place for everybody’ and ‘too many people look for a reason to be offended’

When rugby referee Nigel Owens came out as gay in 2007, he said it was “a big taboo” to be LGBT+ in his line of work. Owens, who recently announced that he is retiring from refereeing international matches, admitted that he was afraid of coming out publicly because he didn’t want to jeopardise his career....