All Blacks rugby player hopes coming out as gay will take away stigma 

Former New Zealand prop Campbell Johnstone told a television programme on Monday he had been 'living a lie' and leading 'a double life' before acknowledging his sexuality

Campbell Johnstone has become the first All Black to come out as gay. Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images

Former New Zealand prop Campbell Johnstone has become the first All Black to come out as gay, saying on a television programme on Monday he had been "living a lie" and leading "a double life" before acknowledging his sexuality.

Johnstone, who played three tests in 2005, had already told his family and close friends before publicly coming out on New Zealand current affairs programme Seven Sharp.