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Ben James

Is the WRU right to ban Tom Jones' Delilah from Principality Stadium?

The Welsh Rugby Union has removed the song Delilah from its Principality Stadium choirs' playlist after a damning week which saw the sport's governing body rocked by allegations of sexism, misogyny, racism and homophobia.

Sir Tom Jones' hit about a jealous lover stabbing an unfaithful partner had become a Welsh rugby anthem, but ahead of the start of the tournament on Saturday, the WRU have announced it will not feature at the Principality Stadium moving forward. You can read more about the story here.

The use of the song had previously been questioned, with calls for it to be banned in 2014 and 2016, when Plaid Cymru president Dafydd Iwan called for it to be outlawed due to its brutal depiction of killing a woman in revenge, and again in 2020 when England's use of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was under the microscope.

However, Jones, who sang the song at a concert in the Principality Stadium last year, has always defended people singing his 1968 hit.

"It's not political, it's about a man just losing it, " the 74-year-old said. "I love to hear it sung… it makes me very proud to be Welsh.

"The great thing about the song I think that everyone picks up on is the chorus, I don’t think that they are really thinking about it."

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