Following the shocking allegations of sexism, misogony, racism, homophobia and other inappropriate language used by some staff at the Welsh Rugby Union, the organisation's reputation is now in tatters. The urgent priority of the WRU should obviously be to make the organisation a safe place to work and free from sexism, racism and homophobia.

Achieving this, the WRU should be rebranded with a more politically neutral emblem that properly represents everyone in Wales, such as the Welsh dragon (or other Welsh symbol such as a leek).

The feathers have absolutely no connection with the last princes of Wales, Llywelyn and Owain Glyndwr. The feathers were first used by Englishman "Edward the Black Prince" and other English (then British) heir apparents with no genuine connection to Wales whatsoever. It is not an emblem that is embraced by everyone in Wales and supporters of Welsh rugby.

Hopefully, the taskforce set up by chair Ieuan Evans addresses the problems within the WRU, and this is as good a time as any for the WRU to reset and rebrand.

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The uncomfortable truth about the three feathers

Image credit: Ryan Howard