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Rugby league-Australia's Hayne granted bail after conviction quashed

FILE PHOTO: Rugby League - Australia v New Zealand - Rugby League World Cup Final 2013 - Old Trafford, Manchester - 30/11/13 Australia's Jarryd Hayne in action Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason Cairnduff EDITORIAL USE ONLY./File Photo

Australian rugby league international Jarryd Hayne was granted bail on Tuesday pending a new trial after his conviction for sexual assault was quashed by the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal.

A hearing will be held on Friday to set a date for what will be a third trial for Hayne after a three-judge panel upheld some of Hayne's grounds to appeal the conviction, for two counts of sexual intercourse without consent at a woman's home in Newcastle in 2018.

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