NRL boss Peter V’landys announces Jarryd Hayne could be erased from NRL history

NRL supremo Peter V’landys has announced Jarryd Hayne could be wiped off rugby league history books following his sentencing.

NRL supremo Peter V’landys has announced the league will consider erasing Jarryd Hayne from the game’s history books.

V’landys had earlier this year said in public the game would consider stripping Hayne of his Dally M Medals.

The annual player of the year award is the most prestigious individual honour in rugby league — and now they could be taken away from the former Parramatta Eels star.

The disgraced player has a huge collection of honours that the league and his former club will now face the difficult prospect of potentially scratching them from existence.

The 33-year-old will be jailed for at least three years and eight months without parole for sexually assaulting a woman in her Newcastle home in 2018. He was given a maximum sentence of five years and nine months.

Hayne had been found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent. He was found not guilty of the more serious charges of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent, recklessly inflicting actual bodily harm.

Parramatta Eels NRL player Jarryd Hayne with his award after being named Dally M Player of the Year.

The convicted sex offender has launched an appeal against his rape conviction.

Hayne was named Dally M Player of the Year in 2009 and 2014 as well as making the Team of the Year three times. He was also named Rookie of the Year in 2006.

He was twice awarded Paramatta’s Ken Thornett Medal as the club’s best player.

V’landys said Friday the league will have a conversation about Hayne’s honours, after his appeal process is completed

“No it’s not hard to take them away but we don’t want to prejudice the legal process,” V’landys told 2GB Radio.

“We’ll consult the Parramatta club and we’ll make a decision after that,” he said.

Jarryd Hayne and Johnathan Thurston were joint winners of the 2014 Dally M Award.

“We would like to see Jarryd exhaust his appeal process, once he’s done that we’ll make a decision.

“Naturally we’ll consult the Parramatta club that he played with, but I think it’s a bit early to be considering it.”

V’landys revealed it had already been raised amongst the rugby league commission and there “absolutely” will be consideration if Hayne loses his appeal.

“Absolutely, yes, there will be consideration given and the Commission has already discussed it.”

Parramatta is also reportedly considering a similar decision to strip Hayne of his awards with the club.