Welsh rugby club Pontypool RFC has told a fan to 'find another club' after he criticised Premier League footballers and other athletes for taking a knee before matches.
The nation's top footballers have been taking a knee before kick off since the Premier League restarted, showing support for the Blacks Lives Matter movement.
Similar scenes took place before a women's football match in the United States this weekend, where players again took the knee, protesting against police brutality and racial injustice.
However, one player, identified in the US media as Samantha Murphy, remained standing when the national anthem was played before the match.
Responding to a picture of the player remaining on her feet, the Twitter user, an apparent Pontypool fan, said: "More moral fibre than the rest of her teammates combined and more balls than the entirety of the Premier League player pool in the face of Marxist extremism and intimidation...?"
In response, Pontypool RFC chief executive Ben Jeffreys publicly informed the fan they were no no longer welcome at Pontypool Park.
"Find another club to support. You’re no longer welcome at Pontypool RFC and Pontypool Park," said Jeffreys.
"I’ll personally ensure we never sell you a ticket ever again. When I said I would make positive change moving forward, I meant it.
"Good riddance. You won’t be missed."
In a recent blog post, Jeffreys, who went through a harrowing health experience earlier this year, described the death of George Floyd as a "watershed moment" and vowed to help tackle racial inequalities.
"Quite frankly, because of my white privilege, I’d never considered just how much inequality and discrimination truly exists within our communities. In disregarding the issues, I’ve helped normalise them. I’ve become part of the problem," he said.
