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Thread #172093   Message #4164313
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
03-Feb-23 - 02:40 PM
Thread Name: Delilah 'Banned' by Welsh Rugby Union
Subject: Delilah 'Banned' by WRU
It's the song that fans have belted out for many years at Wales rugby games.
But now the Welsh Rugby Union has announced that Delilah will no longer be sung by choirs at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
The 1968 Tom Jones hit has long been controversial because of its references to a woman's murder by her jealous partner, and it was removed from the choir's playlist in 2015.
But, with Welsh rugby at the centre of a storm about sexism and misogyny, the WRU officially banned it this week.
It continues to divide opinion.
The Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi performed it at his show in Cardiff on Wednesday night, hours after the news broke.


Quote above is from BBC News

With tomorrow being the opening day of the '6 Nations' rugby championships I would imagine the fans will belt it out louder, more often, and for longer. At the match (Wales v Ireland) and in the local pubs both before & after the match.