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| 1/17/24 | Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit needs a minor miracle to make it in the NFL. The Welshman is strong, large and fast. But to make it in American football you also need an in-depth understanding of an incredibly complex game Louis Rees-Zammit is the latest rugby player to turn his talents to the NFL. He follows in the path of Jarryd Hayne and Christian Wade, two former internationals who exited rugby at or near their prime to dabble with American football. Rees-Zammit announced on Tuesday that he would be leaving Wales before the Six Nations to join the NFL’s international player pathway Program (IPPP), a 10-week initiative that gives athletes from around the world a chance to earn a spot on an NFL roster. Continue reading...Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/17/loui... |
| 5/11/23 | Australian former rugby and NFL player jailed for sex assault. Former Australia rugby league star and San Francisco 49er Jarryd Hayne was jailed on Friday for four years and nine months for sexually assaulting a woman in 2018.Hayne, who denied sexually assaulting a woman in 2018 at her home in Newcastle, north of Sydney, will be eligible for parole in May 2025 because of time already served. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/australian-former-rugby-n... |
| 4/06/23 | Former SF 49er running back Jarryd Hayne found guilty of rape. Former Australian rugby and SF 49ers running Back Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. According to CNN affiliate 7News, a jury returned a unanimous verdict in the New South Wales District Court on Tuesday afternoon. It is the third time Hayne has faced a jury for the incident. The court found that he had traveled to the woman's house on September 30, 2018, and while his taxi waited outside, Hayne assaulted the woman while she told him “no” and “stop.” Source: https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/04/06/former-sf-4... |
| 4/04/23 | Ex-49ers RB Jarryd Hayne Found Guilty of Rape in 3rd Trial About 2018 Case. Former San Francisco 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne was found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. The second ended in two convictions for sexual assault that were overturned on appeal in February. Hayne was facing two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and was found guilty on both charges. The woman said Hayne came on Sept. 30, 2018, after he attended a bachelor party. Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10071149-ex-49... |
| 5/06/21 | Ex-49ers player Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail. Jarryd Hayne, a rugby league star who also played briefly in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault of a woman in 2018. Hayne was found guilty in March of two counts of sexual assault. A judge ruled on Thursday that Hayne should be jailed for five years, nine months with a non-parole period of three years and eight months. Source: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-49ers-player-hay... |
| 5/06/21 | Former 49ers RB Jarryd Hayne Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault. Former San Francisco 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne will spend at least three years and eight months in prison after being convicted of two counts of sexual assault in March. According to the Associated Press (h/t Yahoo Sports), a judge sentenced Hayne on Thursday to up to five years and nine months in prison with no chance of parole for the first three years and eight months. Hayne, who appeared in eight games for the 49ers in 2015, is best known for being a rugby star in his native Australia. Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10002154-forme... |
| 5/06/21 | Rugby league star Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail. Jarryd Hayne, a rugby league star who also played briefly in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault of a woman in 2018. Hayne was found guilty in March of two counts of sexual assault. A judge ruled on Thursday that Hayne should be jailed for five years, nine months with a non-parole period of three years and eight months. Source: https://wtop.com/australia/2021/05/rugby-league-st... |
| 5/06/21 | Ex-49ers player Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail - WISH-TV. Jarryd Hayne, a rugby league star who also played briefly in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault of a woman in 2018. Hayne was found guilty in March of two counts of sexual assault. A judge ruled on Thursday that Hayne should be jailed for five years, nine months with a non-parole period of three years and eight months. Source: https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/ex-49ers... |
| 3/22/21 | Former 49er Jarryd Hayne found guilty of sexual assault in Australia. Former rugby star and San Francisco 49er Jarryd Hayne is looking at 14 years in prison after being convicted of sexual assault Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/former-49er-jarryd-hayne-... |
| 3/22/21 | Jarryd Hayne has been many things over the past 15 years. Now he is a convicted criminal | Emma Kemp. Found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, what came before for the former NRL star is now more cautionary tale than achievement Cue the cliches about the “Hayne Plane” crash landing. About lofty heights and rarified air and falls from grace. Jarryd Hayne has been many things over the past 15 years and now he is a convicted criminal, guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent. Long gone are the days when Hayne was an enigmatic specimen many fans did not understand, but all wanted to copy. A Hillsong celebrity who in 2016 partied with an alleged Hells Angels bikie and, just as he had finished Snapchatting his “cash money fam, cash money, give me a fucking cigarette” video, fell victim to a pornography mishap at a high school. Related: Jarryd Hayne to be jailed for raping woman in 2018 but maintains 'I spoke the truth' Related: Jarryd Hayne rape trial: ex-NRL player called accuser a 'silly young cow', jury told Continue reading...Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/22/jarr... |