Welsh rugby player Liam Williams has finally apologised for dressing up as Swansea City’s Wilfried Bony.
The Llanelli Scarlets full-back appeared alongside three of his team-mates wearing full face paint.
While Bony is thought to have given his permission to Williams, he was still slammed as a racist on social media. #
“I am very sorry for any offence caused by my actions. I’m not a racist and there was no malice behind it.”
Williams’ apology was part of a statement issued by the Scarlets.
The Scarlets said: “Scarlets is fully committed to eradicating discrimination and promoting equality for both staff and our customers by treating people fairly and according to their needs.
“Scarlets is proud of its record in promoting equality and non-discriminatory behaviour amongst all our employees, and this applies to the way we behave to members of the public and to other employees.
“No further comment will be made by Scarlets Regional Ltd or Williams on this matter.”
