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Fans fume as rugby anthem & Tom Jones hit Delilah BANNED at Six Nations stadium

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Fans fume as rugby anthem & Tom Jones hit Delilah BANNED at Six Nations stadium
Fans fume as rugby anthem & Tom Jones hit Delilah BANNED at Six Nations stadium

TOM JONES' famous hit "Delilah" has been banned from Wales' national rugby stadium.

The 1968 track is popular amongst sports fans and is often played in stadia.

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The Principality Stadium has banned 'Delilah' being playedCredit: Reuters

But its content - a story in which a jealous lover stabs his unfaithful partner - has been deemed inappropriate.

It comes after Welsh Rugby was criticised amid allegations of a "toxic" culture and misogyny.

Principality Stadium, which hosts Wales rugby union games, will ban the song being played by performers - though that does not rule out fans singing Jones' famous tune.

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A Principality Stadium spokesperson said: "Delilah will not feature on the playlist for choirs for rugby internationals at Principality Stadium.

"The WRU removed the song from its half-time entertainment and music playlist during international matches in 2015.

"Guest choirs have also more recently been requested not to feature the song during their pre-match performances and throughout games.

"The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind.

"We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter."

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Frustrated fans have reacted the to news with shock and have criticised the Welsh Rugby Union for the ban.

One supporter said: "So, the pathetic WRU had banned Delilah pandering to woke censorship.

"Tom Jones’ protagonist has his heart cruelly broken, kills her, then regrets it. Literature is full of the same stories. Are we now going to ban Shakespeare?"

Another added: "So now the Welsh rugby union have gone all woke and banned Delilah from being played in the stadium, because they condemn domestic violence, unbelievable."

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And a third wrote: "Please please let the Welsh crowd sing Delilah to make it clear this nonsense will not stand."

Wales have two games in Cardiff coming up over the next month in the Six Nations.

Ireland visit first on Saturday before Wales take on England on February 24.

Kealan Hughes

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