He was charged in November 2018 and it cost him half a million dollars. His conviction will now cost him his freedom, with a prison sentence due to be confirmed at 2.30pm AEST on Thursday.<\/p>\n
"Because the media were involved, the frenzy that it went in with the charges, I didn't hear from them (the Dragons) after that," Hayne said in the stand, per Nine court reporter Tiffiny Genders.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/tiffgenders\/status\/1390117234165489668?s=20<\/a> Hayne, a dual Dally M Medallist, played 214 NRL games. He shot to superstardom with the Parramatta Eels, played in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers, then returned to rugby league on a $1.2 million per season deal with the Gold Coast Titans. He also played 11 Tests for Australia and 23 State of Origin games for NSW.<\/p>\n He last played in the NRL in 2018, the year of his sexual assault arrest. His victim on Thursday delivered a harrowing victim impact statement in court.<\/p>\n "What I experienced was horrible, nobody should ever have to feel that way. I am destroyed and damaged but I am still standing," she said.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n