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A Cronulla Sharks junior will not play in a sanctioned New South Wales rugby league competition again unless he covers up a pair of disgusting and homophobic tattoos that have surfaced on social media.
The young player has received an official warning from his club.
He was seen in a NSWRL social media post with tattoos that read “eat the devils” and “snort lines and the devils”.
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Veteran NRL reporter Phil Rothfield told Sky Sports Radio the club was unaware of the tattoos until the photo was circulated on social media.
“Just mean,” Rothfield said Sunday morning.
“They are so offensive. It’s so homophobic.
“They (the Sharks) didn’t understand. They didn’t check the leg tattoos of every player they select in the representative teams, but when a photo was posted on the player’s social media they recognized it and sent it to the NSW Rugby League and well done (NSWRL chief executive) Dave Trodden.
“He immediately jumped on it. He said: “We have zero tolerance for any form of bullying, harassment or insulting people of different sexualities and genders.”
The player is not named.
“They said to this guy, ‘Tape them up or you’ll never play in a sanctioned NSW rugby league competition again,'” Rothfield said.
“I applaud them for coming down so hard on his bullshit.
“He plays in a club where there are a lot of young women and men who participate for the fun, for the camaraderie, and it’s so wrong.”
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