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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Sam Rigney

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne jailed for raping woman in the Hunter

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne was on Friday jailed for raping a woman in the Hunter in 2018. Picture by Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has been jailed for a maximum of four years and nine months for raping a woman who he met in the Hunter on the night of the 2018 grand final.

After five years, three trials, two guilty verdicts and an appeal, Hayne's dramatic fall from grace is complete once more after the 35-year-old was on Friday ordered to serve at least the next three years behind bars.

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