Jarryd Hayne a chance to play bush footy as he trains with Woy Woy Roosters on Central Coast
The ‘Hayne plane’ has touched down on the Central Coast where the local league has left the hangar door open to the possibility of Jarryd Hayne playing finals for Woy Woy.
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The `Hayne plane’ has touched down on the Central Coast where the local league has left the hanger door open to the possibility of Jarryd Hayne playing finals for Woy Woy.
The former NRL star successfully sought to have his bail conditions changed when he faced Newcastle Local Court last week so he could live with his mum at Umina Beach and report to Woy Woy Police Station.
The 31-year-old has also been spotted training with the Woy Woy Roosters on Thursday nights.
Roosters coach Ray Farag remains adamant Hayne is “not allowed” to play but if he could Farag would start the fullback in first grade.
“He’s been helping out at training,” Farag said.
An NRL spokesman said Hayne was not currently registered with the NRL “so is not eligible to play in the NRL competition”.
“It would be a matter for other bodies to determine whether they register him in their competitions,” he said.
A Central Coast District Rugby League (CCDRL) spokeswoman said the local competition had not received a registration application for Hayne.
However she said CCDRL did not have a no-fault stand-down rule, like the one implemented by the NRL Commission this year in the wake of several high profile scandals.
“To date he has not registered,” she said.
The spokeswoman said the league had not even looked at the possibility of registering Hayne but if he did apply, CCDRL would consider it.
Hayne would not be the first player charged with a serious criminal offence to be registered with CCDRL and the spokeswoman said, like all players, Hayne would be considered on a “case-by-case basis”.
Hayne would be a massive boost for the Roosters, who were sitting fifth on the ladder before a bye this Sunday, should they have a chance to make finals footy.
And he could leave his charge as late into the season as he likes given the CCDRL has no set number of games required for seniors to be eligible to play finals.
Hayne, meanwhile, could possibly find park footy a helpful distraction from his legal issues after police laid a second aggravated sexual assault charge on him on May 15.
It related to a second alleged assault against the same victim on NRL grand final night last year.
Police allege Hayne travelled by taxi to the 26-year-old woman’s home in the Newcastle area where he allegedly ripped off her clothes and bit her on her genitalia between 8pm and 10pm on September 30.
The woman sought treatment the following day.
Hayne is yet to enter any pleas but his lawyer has told media at previous appearances the former League star maintains his innocence.
Hayne is also facing civil legal action in the US over claims he raped a woman during his time at the San Francisco 49ers NFL team in 2015.
Police declined to charge Hayne after investigating that allegation, and the woman involved lodged a civil suit.
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