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Jarryd Hayne’s sexual assault conviction vindicates NRL’s ‘no-fault standdown policy’, advocates against gendered violence say – ABC News
A series of incidents in the 2018/19 off-season, including rape allegations against Jarryd Hayne, prompted the NRL to introduce a no-fault standdown policy for…
Rape allegations against Jarryd Hayne were part of the “horror off-season” that prompted the NRL to draw a line in the sand with regard to player behaviour.
Over two years later, Hayne has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on the night of the 2018 grand final.
The 33-year-old was charged in November of that year, one of the first in a spate of damaging headlines during the 2018/19 off-season.
It prompted the NRL to introduce its no-fault standdown policy, whereby any player charged with…
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