All Blacks to wear rainbow laces in support of assaulted Gareth ThomasHANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES The Men in Black will sport rainbow laces in support of former Wales captain Gareth Thomas after he was assaulted in an anti-gay attack. READ MORE: France to wear rainbow laces in support of Thomas"It's great," Read said. The team said in a tweet on Friday (Saturday NZT) that its players would wear the rainbow laces in a tribute to Thomas against Italy. All Blacks players will show their support for former Wales captain Gareth Thomas by wearing rainbow laces in their match against Italy tomorrow. I wish I could put in words what this means.🌈🌈 https://t.co/1z7yTwVelt — Gareth Thomas (@gareththomas14) November 23, 2018- AP

Source: Stuff November 23, 2018 18:07 UTC