‘What in the John Hopoate is going on here?’

• Mirrored incident against Cowboys in 2001 
• Happened between former teammates
• Eels beat Panthers in upset result  

Penrith Panthers utility Soni Luke has apologised for an incident that has seen him compared to NRL bad boy John Hopoate after inserting his fingers into the anus of rival player J’maine Hopgood.

The incident occured between the former teammates during Parramatta’s upset win over the Panthers on Thursday night.

The vision has since been circulated on social media, with NRL fans quick to compare it to the incident involving Hopoate and Cowboys players in 2001.

‘What in the John Hopoate is going on here?’ one fan posted with the vision.

‘Old teammates getting reacquainted,’ replied another.

Others called for Luke to be suspended for his actions.

‘Surely this warrants a suspension,’ one fan demanded.

‘Will anything come of…