Dan Palmer praised after becoming first Wallabies player to come out as gay

Palmer is just the second men’s international to come outDavid Pocock leads plaudits over powerful columnThere has been an outpouring of support for Dan Palmer, the Australian former rugby union player, after he became the first Wallabies player and just the second men’s international to come out as gay.In a powerful column published by the Sydney Morning Herald on Friday, Palmer revealed the struggles he faced throughout his career, during which he contemplated ending his life rather than have people discover his sexuality. Related: AFL, rugby and other Australian sports set guidelines for in…