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Fiji born, rugby star Samu Kerevi has apologised for 'offending' fans after declaring 'I love Jesus' in an Instagram post on Easter.

The Queensland Reds captain caused controversy among fans when he shared a Bible verse on his Instagram account on Easter Thursday.

The 25-year-old posted a picture of him from a recent match with the caption of the Bible verse John 3.16, Kerevi also added: 'Thank You Jesus for dying on the cross for me. I love you Jesus.'

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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” ‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ Thank You Jesus for dying on the cross for me. I love you Jesus #AO1

A post shared by SAMUELÁ VATUNIVEIVUKE (@samukerevi_) on Apr 18, 2019 at 2:58am PDT

While most fans supported Kerevi for promoting his religious beliefs, some questioned whether he would show publicly declare his support for gay Australians.

Kerevi later apologised for upsetting some fans with his Easter post and dedicated his apology to anyone that he has offended in giving praise to God on a weekend that people take off to celebrate his sacrifice for all.

Kerevi's bizarre apology comes as Rugby Australia prepares to hold a hearing about whether star Israel Folau should be stripped of his multi‑million dollar contract for saying gays would 'go to hell'.

Rugby Australia will hold a hearing into the Folau matter on Saturday.

Meanwhile, in the Super Rugby competition, the Reds will take on Sunwolves at 9.45pm this Friday.

[Source: DailyMail]