- Jarryd Hayne had revealed that he was preparing to play at the NSWRL
- He signed a one -year agreement with Wentworthville, but his debut could be delayed
Jarryd Hayne has received a setback in his attempt to return to play the Rugby League after former Parramatta Star Eels was discarded from her first game in six years with an injury to the hamstrings.
In February, it was revealed that the 37 -year -old had agreed to a one -year NSWRL contract to play for the Wentworthville Magpies in the Ron Massey 2025 Cup.
The return of the two -time Dally M medalist occurs after almost two years in jail has passed after he was convicted of two positions of sexual relations without consent on the night of the grand final of the NRL 2018.
He was subsequently acquitted from the charges and was released from the prison in June 2024 after an appeal.
Hayne had denied charges throughout the legal process.
The former star of Eels and Gold Coast, who also played as a runner for the San Francisco 49ers and also played Union for Fiji 7s, had been fighting a problem of etc. For the beginning of the season.
The former Parramatta Eels star, Jarryd Hayne, has suffered a setback on her return to playing the Rugby League
The Dally M medalist had signed a one -year agreement with the Wentworth Magpies, but is ready to lose its opening clash of the season with an injury to the hamstrings
But according to Channel 7The doctors working for Wentworthville have considered that there is not suitable for playing in the shock of Saturday inauguration against the Ryde-Eastwood Hawks.
The report states that it has a 'good opportunity to return' next week when the Uracas face Penrith Brothers in the second round.
It means that there is 37 years old, I could return to the football field for the first time in seven years after the EELS left in 2018 as a free agent.
He had returned to assume a role as part of Fiji's coaching staff for the team's Pacific Championships at the end of last season, before presenting in a Nine tournament in Gold Coast in February.
Wentworthville is a food club for the Parramatta NSW Cup team, but there has been previously admitted that a return to the NRL, while a dream would be “unrealistic.”
'The fairy tale would be that. But I am also realistic. That (return) is a long and long probability. Nor is it my approach, 'said Hayne The Sydney Morning Herald.
He also revealed what was motivating him to return to the football field.
For me, I want to go back and play in front of my children.
Hayne had been acquitted of two rape positions in 2024 after spending two years in prison
Hayne, who also played for the San Francisco 49ers, has been suffering a problem of etc.
'I also want to do what I can to play trial football for Fiji at the end of the year. They must play against Papua New Guinea and the Cook Islands. That is the goal.
'(Coach) Wise (Kattraata) called me last year and asked me if I wanted to play. I told him that I was not fit and said: “I hope you would have told me before because I would have played local football” I have been out of the game for so long.
'I try to explain to people who are contact. When you play regularly and hit you regularly, your body gets (accustomed). But when he has been out of him for a while, no matter how long he has played beforehand, his body takes a long time to adapt to that impact.
'I want to accumulate to play for Fiji. But start making my body correct and have a good year with Wenty.