South Sydney hooker Issac Luke is at the centre of a homophobic accusation after posting an offensive comment on social media in response to attacks from Canterbury Bulldogs fans . The 27-year-old had made a heartfelt appeal on his official Instagram account on Saturday in a bid to track down the young Rabbitohs fan who was allegedly attacked at ANZ Stadium in Sydney . The rugby league player had intended to donate a jersey ahead of the Easter long weekend as a gesture to make up for the incident that left the boy hospitalised after the controversial clash . But the good Samaritan is now under investigation by the NRL integrity unit over an alleged homophobic slur after Luke hit back to the taunts , saying : 'get off my page you lil poofters ' . South Sydney star Issac Luke will be investigated by the NRL after posting a homophobic slur on Instagram . The 27-year-old posted an offensive remark in response to to attacks from Bulldogs fans on Instagram . 'This is about a kid your fans knocked out . Well now two kids Yous [ sic ] dropped . We train at Redfern come down and see if you fellas are still carrying on # rulesarerules even though it was a hard penalty to take , ' the post continued . ' I bet yous [ sic ] would 've done the same had we done it to one of your players . Or we would 've have even had u gooses commenting had it happened earlier on in the game . Now get off my page . ' The comment prompted an immediate backlash on social media with some labelling the response 'grubby ' and 'disappointing ' . One Twitter user questioned : ' I 'm assuming Issac Luke is one of those players the kids should be looking up to right ? ' Another person wrote : 'You are grubby homophobic thug and I hope you get rubbed out of our game . ' The South Sydney hooker had intended to donate a jersey to the injured young fan who was allegedly attacked . Luke was forced to leave the field after sustaining a head knock during the round five NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium on Friday night . However , many others have defended Luke 's comment , with one person saying : 'Gutless cowards trying to get you cause your [ sic ] a big star I know the homophobic slur was n't intentional you 've got my support . ' And another posted : 'Lovely gesture . What we are proud of our players and will always cheer loud and proud for you all . ' But Luke 's comment was quickly removed and he has since apologised for his offensive remark . ' I just want to apologise for what I said to fans , ' he posted . ' I was very worried and my emotion got the better of me I did n't meant to offend anyone . Just tip me up if I 'm being sill peeps [ sic ] . ' The comment prompted an immediate backlash on social media with some labelling the response 'grubby ' Along with his apology , Luke confirmed that he has managed to find two young people who were involved in the alleged attack . The NRL has issued a statement to Fairfax Media stating 'Rugby League is a game for everyone regardless of race , colour , religion , ability or sexuality ' . 'As an inclusive game , we do not tolerate discrimination in any form . This is an important matter , and it is certainly one which we will take up with Souths . ' Luke 's post comes after Waratahs forward Jacques Potgieter was fined $ 10,000 by the ARU for making an on-field homophobic slur . The comment was shortly deleted and Luke has since made a public apology over his offensive remark . The revelation follows after Rabbitohs ' sealed a bitter 18-17 victory against the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium . Many others have defended Luke 's offensive remarks , saying it was a 'lovely gesture ' to find the injured fan . The revelation follows after Rabbitohs ' sealed a bitter 18-17 victory against the Bulldogs during the Good Friday showdown after a last-gasp penalty ended in controversy . As NRL referees , officials and players made their way off the field and towards the tunnel after full time , a section of the crowd started hurling plastic water bottles and abuse at them . Sideline interchange official Darren Alchin was taken to hospital with a suspected broken shoulder and two men have been identified for allegedly throwing bottles .
Souths hooker Issac Luke has become involved in a social media storm . The 27-year - old had posted a heartfelt appeal to find a young football fan . But he was attacked by Bulldog fans on Instagram over his comments . He lashed out at them , calling them ' lil poofters ' on Twitter . The offensive comment prompted an immediate social media backlash . The post was immediately deleted and he has since apologised . The Rabbitohs star is now under investigation by the NRL integrity unit . It comes after Souths sealed a bitter victory over the Bulldogs on Friday .