Former NSW rugby league player has pleaded not guilty to aggravated
Sexual Assault in Newcastle on grand final night

Former NSW rugby league star Jarryd Hayne was at a bucks’ party weekend in Newcastle when he raped a woman at her home, a jury panel has been told.
Crown prosecutor Brian Costello told the Newcastle district court jury panel on Monday Hayne had recklessly injured the woman when committing two sex acts on her without her consent.