X Factor runner up, Rhydian Roberts has been snubbed by his national rugby team, after he was banned from singing the national anthem before a game.

Previously, Rhydian had previously been asked to perform at a major game, but in a massive u turn this week, executives have now dropped him from the programme.

A WRU spokesman said: “Our focus now is on using community choirs.”

Rhydian’s uncle Nigel Roberts told The People: “It is astonishing. We feel the WRU has messed up.”