Suspended NRL star Jack de Belin welcomes daughter with partner
Suspended Dragons star Jack de Belin is celebrating the arrival of his first child. His partner Alyce Taylor gave birth to a girl just days before De Belin is due back in court in his bid to overturn his NRL ban following rape charges.
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Suspended Dragons star Jack de Belin is celebrating the arrival of his first child.
His partner Alyce Taylor gave birth to a little girl — Billie Maree, weighing 3.25kg — on Tuesday.
The Origin Star is back in court on Monday in his bid to overturn the NRL ban levelled against him following charges of sexual assault in 2018.
De Belin was charged after allegedly raping a woman inside a Wollongong apartment in the early hours of December 9 last year, while his friend and co-accused, Callan Sinclair, allegedly watched on.
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The NRL eventually introduced its new ‘no fault’ stand down policy in the wake of de Belin’s first court hearing as fans and sponsors clamoured for the code to take a tougher stance against players facing serious criminal charges.
De Belin, along with a number of other NRL players facing serious charges, was stood down pending the outcome of his court case.
But the representative forward, who has pleaded not guilty and has strongly maintained his innocence since being charged, is fighting the NRL’s new policy in the federal court.
A three-day federal court hearing set to start next week could potentially clear de Belin to rejoin the Dragons’ active roster as early as their round six match against the Sea Eagles on April 20.
If the new policy is overturned in court it would be a huge embarrassment to the NRL and, in particular, ARLC boss Peter Beattie, who pushed hard for the new rule to be introduced.
De Belin’s sexual assault case also returns to court next week on April 17.
Originally published as Suspended NRL star Jack de Belin welcomes daughter with partner
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