Rhydian snubbed by Welsh rugby team

X Factor runner-up Rhydian Roberts has been left disappointed following a snub from the Welsh rugby team.

Welsh rugby union chief executive Roger Lewis had previously asked the singer, from Powys in west Wales, to perform the Welsh national anthem before a game.

However, executives have now made a U-turn and banned Rhydian from appearing.

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."

Andrew Lloyd Webber recently denied claims that Rhydian had been approached to star in the Phantom Of The Opera sequel.