Brendon Bale

Brendon Bale is a British rugby player from Salisbury, UK and founder of Green Gazelles Rugby Club – the world’s first vegan rugby club and team.

Why Brendon Bale is vegan

Brendon is vegan for the animals, the planet and for health.

Brendon decided to try a plant-based diet out of curiosity with his wife when she was recovering from a back injury. He soon noticed incredible results in terms of energy, fitness and overall wellbeing.¹Strongbodygreenplanet.com. 2024. Brendon Bale and Green Gazelles, the World’s First Vegan Rugby Club. Available: https://strongbodygreenplanet.com/brendon-bale-and-green-gazelles-the-worlds-first-vegan-rugby-club/ [Accessed 9 September 2026]. After noticing these benefits there was no going back and Brendon has been committed to a plant-based diet ever since.

But it wasn’t enough for Brendon to stop there. He wanted to build a community of like-minded rugby enthusiasts so Green Gazelles Rugby Club was born – the world’s first vegan rugby club.

In 2023, Brendon became the Health and Fitness Ambassador for Viva!, helping us spread the word about the benefits of a plant-based diet for living a healthy and active life.

“It’s so important to be vegan, particularly as a man it’s the opportunity to have a more compassionate nature, care for the environment, and build through a like-minded community. So, firstly being able to be more connected and compassionate towards animals is just a huge win for me. Secondly, I really care about the environment and being vegan we all know it contributes to reducing your carbon footprint. And lastly, community. This is exactly the reason why we created Green Gazelles Rugby Club to bring like-minded people together to improve their health and grow through fitness and rugby.”