Video emerges of Jarryd Hayne in road-side incident with tradies
Stunning video has emerged of the moment Jarryd Hayne and former Parramatta Eels teammate Nathan Brown were confronted by a group of angry tradesmen.
The video shows Hayne and Brown in a verbal altercation with a number of men outside the Albion Hotel in Parramatta on March 13.
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Hayne and Brown had reportedly been at the venue with their partners Amellia Bonnici and Nadine Rahhal before leaving around 2am.
Video emerged on Thursday showing the two men being confronted by a group of tradesmen wearing high-vis gear on the side of the road near their car.
A shirtless Brown can be seen being pushed back into the car by his partner as one of the tradies shouts abuse while holding what appears to be a metal pole.
One man can be heard shouting “little b***h” and “f**k you, you little dog”.
Hayne appears to be calm in the video and attempting to defuse the situation, asking one man "what's up?"
According to reports, the altercation was sparked by a comment one tradie yelled at Hayne and Brown as they were in their car.
The Parramatta Eels have since said they are 'pleased' with the way Brown handled himself.
“It was pleasing to see Nathan remove himself from what could have been a volatile situation," the club said.
"Based on the video and our discussions with Nathan, the club is satisfied with the approach we have taken."
The former NSW State of Origin forward hasn't played first grade in 2022, instead forced to bide his time in reserve grade.
A club official told the Daily Telegraph that Brown was 'standing up' for Hayne after an abusive comment.
"Jarryd got hassled by a road worker and Nathan stood up for his friend," they said.
Jarryd Hayne awaiting third sexual assault trial
Hayne hasn't played for the Eels since 2018.
The former NSW and Australia star is currently awaiting a third trial for an alleged sexual assault.
A trial estimated to last up to three weeks has been set down for March 6 next year.
Hayne was released from jail in February after the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal quashed his convictions and ordered a retrial.
He had served nine months of a minimum of three years and eights months term imposed in May after he was found guilty of two charges of sexual intercourse without consent.
Hayne faced his first trial in Newcastle in 2020, but the jury could not reach a verdict.
The Crown contended in both trials that Hayne forcibly performed oral and digital sexual intercourse on a woman in her NSW Hunter bedroom on the night of the 2018 grand final.
Hayne has always maintained the encounter was consensual.
His barrister successfully argued for his convictions to be overturned on two appeal grounds - that there was an error in the legal directions given to the jury and an error in a pre-trial ruling on evidence.
His bail conditions include a $20,000 surety, surrendering his passport and reporting to police three times a week.
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