Rugby referee Nigel Owens opens up about struggle to accept sexuality

The intense pressure of refereeing the 2015 Rugby World Cup final was nothing compared to the struggle to accept that he was gay, according to referee Nigel Owens.

The rugby union match official told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that he attempted suicide, and was just 20 minutes from death. Following this, he came out publicly in 2007 after realising he could not live a lie.