Williams sorry for racial faux pas

Scarlets and Wales fullback Liam Williams has apologised for any offence caused by a fancy dress outfit worn at the weekend.

Williams was pictured 'blacked up', apparently as Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony.

In a statement posted on Williams' personal Twitter account he said: "I'm very sorry for any offence caused by my actions. I'm not a racist and there was no malice behind it."

His club, Scarlets, also moved quickly to defuse the storm that has blown up around the player in the social media.

"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," the club said in a statement.

"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 the player."

I am very sorry for any offence caused by my actions. I'm not a racist and there was no malice behind it.

— Liam Williams (@SanjayWills) December 21, 2014

@glitterylou little do you eggs know, I know Wilfred through mutual friend and he is okay with it!

— Liam Williams (@SanjayWills) December 20, 2014

@glitterylou not a racist bone in my body. He's said its okay so no offence taken.

— Liam Williams (@SanjayWills) December 20, 2014