French ruggers show rainbow of support

France’s rugby players will wear rainbow laces on their

boots for Saturday’s match against Fiji in support of former Wales captain Gareth Thomas, the victim of an antigay assault last weekend. The 44-year-old Thomas, who announced in 2009 that he is gay, played for the French club Toulouse from 2004-07 and helped the team become European champion in 2005. Police in Cardiff said a 16-year-old boy admitted to the assault on Saturday. In a video he recorded, Thomas had bruises on his face.