Joshua Taylor-Myles – whose tattoos shocked the footy world – shows off his VERY dramatic replacement ink in Bali

A footballer has shown off his freshly inked tattoos after being warned that the words he previously had tattooed on his thighs (‘eat sh** fa***t’ and ‘snort lines and f***’) were were offensive that he could be banned from the sport.

Joshua Taylor-Myles, a 23-year-old hooker for the Aquinas Colts in Sydney’s south-west, smiled and showed off his new ink as he celebrated his birthday at the Finns beach club in Bali on Sunday evening.

Taylor-Myles can be seen smiling from ear to ear as he pulls up his shorts to reveal a new growling bear and Viking motif covering on his thighs. “Gone but not forgotten,” he captioned the photo.

On Saturday, he shared photos of two artists adding new, elaborate illustrations to the two tattoos.

It comes less than two weeks after the father-of-one was given an ultimatum: he must cover up the offensive tattoo or risk being banned from any NSWRL competition.

A spokesperson for NSWRL previously told Daily Mail Australia the father-of-one had been given an official warning and asked to cover up the tattoos.

‘The NSWRL and Cronulla JRL are committed to providing a safe, fun and inclusive environment for all people, including people of different sexualities and genders. “Being an inclusive sport reflects not only our core values, but also the diversity of our local communities,” the spokesperson said.

The tattoos caused a stir after Taylor-Myles was selected to play in the NSWRL Luke Lewis Cup and an image of his tattoos went viral on social media.

Taylor-Myles shared photos of the process of getting the tattoos covered on Saturday

It is understood Cronulla officials were only made aware of the highly offensive tattoos when a photo of them circulated on social media.

At least two images of Taylor-Myles’ legs were removed from the club’s social media pages after commentators branded the tattoos “disgusting” and social media users called for the athlete to have them lasered off.

Longtime members of the club are wondering how the scandal was handled.

“He should be kicked out of the club if he refuses to cover his tattoos,” a former club member told Daily Mail Australia.

“I understand, we all make mistakes, but there is hardly any reasonable excuse as to why you would ever have such offensive words thrown into your body.

‘He wouldn’t play if I was still at the club.’

News Corp commentator Buzz Rothfield called the tattoos “just hideous.”

Joshua Taylor-Myles (pictured) was told to cover up the ink – which read ‘eat s***t fa***t’ and ‘snort lines and f***’ – or risk being banned from the sport.

A spokesperson for NSWRL previously told Daily Mail Australia that the father-of-one (pictured) had been given an official warning and asked to cover the tattoos

“They’re so offensive. It’s so homophobic. They didn’t know. They didn’t check the leg tattoos of every player they chose in the representative side, but when a picture of the player was posted on social media, they recognised it and sent it to the New South Wales Rugby League and good for Dave Trodden. he said.

Rothfield said Mr Trodden, the NSWRL CEO, had “jumped straight on it”.

“He said we have zero tolerance for any form of bullying, intimidation or vilification against people of different sexualities and genders,” he continued.

‘They told the guy, ‘Cover them with tape or you’ll never play in a New South Wales Rugby League sanctioned competition again.’ I applaud them for pushing his bullshit so hard.

“He’s playing in a club where a lot of young women and men are playing for fun, for camaraderie, and that’s just so out of place.”