Jarryd Hayne sexual assault verdict: NRL to consider stripping Dally Ms, Eels to snub life membership

Disgraced former NRL star Jarryd Hayne is facing a fresh snub from the team he nearly took to premiership glory, in the wake of his sexual assault guilty verdict.

The NRL is expected to consider rescinding the Dally M medals former Parramatta star Jarryd Hayne claimed in 2009 and 2014.

And Hayne isn’t likely to be granted Parramatta life membership, an honour he was eligible to claim after this year.

A jury on Tuesday found Hayne guilty of sexually assaulting a woman more than four years ago in Newcastle.

Western Sydney-born Hayne was once regarded as an Australian hero after playing careers in the NRL (Parramatta, Gold Coast, NSW, Australia and Fiji), NFL (San Francisco 49ers) and rugby union (Fiji 7s).

Hayne has now suffered one of the greatest falls from grace in Australia’s sporting history.

Jarryd Hayne won Dally M medals in 2009 and 2014.

Hayne won two Dally M Medals during his glittering NRL career – in 2009 when he lit up rugby league in the second half of the season, and 2014, when he was a dual winner alongside North Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston.

The NRL would not comment on Hayne’s verdict and would not be drawn on whether his two individual awards would be repealed.

But NRL insiders indicated Hayne’s Dally M success would be discussed by the game’s administration in coming weeks.

The NRL will monitor whether Hayne, once rugby league’s best and most exciting player, appeals the verdict.

Hayne, 35, is eligible for Parramatta life membership next year.

Parramatta’s rules state a player must be retired for five years to be nominated.

Hayne left the Eels after his second stint at the club in 2018.

The board can review Hayne’s potential nomination.

Hayne played 214 NRL matches. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

Privately, the club is unsure Hayne would be nominated. If he was, it is highly unlikely Hayne would be ratified as a Parramatta life member.

Nathan Cayless, Nathan Hindmarsh, Daniel Wagon, Luke Burt and Michael Vella are among Hayne’s former teammates to be made Parramatta life members.

Parramatta players do not contest any awards named in Hayne’s honour.

Hayne made his NRL debut aged 18 for Parramatta in May, 2006.

In a stellar career, Hayne played 23 State of Origin games for NSW and 11 Tests for Australia. He played 214 NRL matches.

Hayne faced a two-week trial in the NSW District Court where the former footy fullback pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.