South Sydney Rabbitohs star Issac Luke has been fined $10,000 ($5000 suspended) and will be required to undergo an education program in the wake of a homophobic slur he made on social media last month.
Luke was responsible for the comment posted on his official Instagram account following the side's win over the Canterbury Bulldogs in April.
In response to taunts, Luke wrote: "get off my page you lil poofters. This is about a kid your fans knocked out. Well now two kids Yous 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."
"I bet yous 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."
An NRL spokesman said Luke would need to undergo education.
"We believe that education is the most important element in dealing with vilification matters such as this," the spokesman said.
"So we will require Issac to undertake an education program in tolerance and equity in addition to the financial penalty."
The post was quickly deleted, and later Luke posted an apology on his Instagram account.
"Thanks to everyone who helped me find the young fella," Luke wrote.
"I managed to get a hold of two young fellas that happened to have been affected."
"Also I just wanna apologise for what I said to fans. I was very worried and my emotion got the better of me I didn't mean to offend anyone. Just tip me up if I'm being silly peeps. Thanks to those who did. #respect everyone. Love yous all."
