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Jarryd Hayne signs with the Gold Coast Titans: NRL press conference live blog, video, updates

3rd August, 2016
Start time: 10:30am (AEST)
Jarryd Hayne is off to play at the Gold Coast Titans. (Photo by Colin Whelan copyright © nrlphotos.com).
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Former NRL, NFL and Rugby sevens player Jarryd Hayne has announced he will be back in the National Rugby League next year, signing with the Gold Coast Titans. Join The Roar for live updates from the press conference, starting at 10:30am (AEST).

Hayne has been on a merry-go-round in the last 18 months, and speculation has been rampant about where he would end up with multiple clubs rumoured to be chasing the star, but it all finishes today as he signs with the Titans for the 2017 season.

The deal is expected to be worth $1.2 million a season which would make it the biggest in the history of the NRL.

The Parramatta Eels, his former club were rumoured to be among the clubs who had offered Hayne a contract, but their offer fell well short of the mark at just $800,000 per season.

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Hayne left the NRL at the end of the 2014 season, taking up an NFL contract with the San Fransisco 49ers in the United States of America.

He only lasted one season in the USA though, making a shock announcement during the pre-season that he would quit the NFL to chase an Olympic gold medal with his home country Fiji in Rugby 7’s.

Hayne would then participate in the London 7’s tournament to try and push his claim for selection, but he ended up having little impact and was dropped from the Fiji squad at the final cut.

Since then, he has been rumoured to be in talks with both NRL and Super Rugby clubs, however the deal announced today puts an end to all that.

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Hayne had famously announced when he left the NRL that he would never play against the Eels.

It is a massive signing for the Titans, with their side performing well above expectation this year. Adding Hayne to that brings them into premiership calculations, no doubt about it.

There are also rumours Hayne could be allowed to play this season.

Be sure to join The Roar for live updates of the press conference on the Gold Coast from 10:30am (AEST) and don’t forget to add your own comments below.

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