The Bulldogs have made a complaint about the behaviour of some Wests Tigers players after they allegedly made an offensive gesture — the equivalent of a middle finger — following Samuela Fainu’s final try on Sunday.

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The Sydney Morning Herald reported the Bulldogs have asked the NRL Integrity Unit to look at Tigers players using a gesture widely known as the “khawd” or “khod” in the Arabic community, given by lowering the middle finger and pointing it in the direction of another person.

The term “khwad” means “take that” in Arabic however, in some contexts, it has an offensive meaning similar to “flipping the bird”. The translation could be as strong as “f*** you”.

The Bulldogs’ fan base has a large Arabic contingent and the club has been inundated with complaints by fans and members who felt disrespected by the incident.

Fainu was seen doing the gesture to the fans after scoring the match-sealing try in front of the Bulldogs fans, with his brother Latu Fainu and Brent Naden following his lead.

The incident was followed by Naden posting a video on social media after the game with the same gesture while saying: “Khod, f***ing Dogs”.

Naden later deleted the post and closed down his account.

The Tigers have a large number of Lebanese players, including Adam Doeuihi, Alex Twal and Tony Sukkar.

Sukkar was in the try celebration, but did not use the gesture.

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