Keegan Hirst

ABOUT KEEGAN HIRST

Rugby league footballer who is notable for becoming the first professional British player to publicly come out as gay. He has played for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League and served as the team captain of the Batley Bulldogs.

He played at the Bradford Bulls academy before making his professional debut with the Hunslet Hawks.

He has appeared on the reality shows First Dates and Celebrity Haunted Hotel.

He is divorced and has children.

He and Gareth Thomas are two of the only openly gay professional rugby players.