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Jarryd Hayne uses Novak Djokovic to make a big anti-vaccine statement on Instagram, just days after the fallen soccer star received news about his third sexual assault trial.
- Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne may have revealed a vax stance
- Shared Instagram post with anti-vaxxer Novak Djokovic
- Hayne, 34, will have a third trial for sexual assault in March
- The former Blues star has always maintained his innocence
Fallen NRL star Jarryd Hayne has made a huge anti-vaccine statement on social media in which he appears to support tennis superstar Novak Djokovic’s stance against the Covid-19 jab.
It comes just after Hayne learned that he will face a third trial for alleged sexual assault on March 6 in Sydney.
Hayne, 34, took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared a post from satirical page The Barbeque Bulletin.
The image shows Djokovic and American business magnate Bill Gates, who attended the Australian Open final which the Serb won.
It also had the caption accompanying it: “An unvaccinated man wins the Aus Open against a man who wants to vaccinate the entire planet.”
Hayne, whose personal vaccination status is unknown, added three fire emojis to the post, signaling his support for Djokovic, who has long refused to take the jab.
Fallen NRL star Jarryd Hayne has made a huge anti-vaccine statement on social media showcasing tennis superstar Novak Djokovic
Hayne, 34, took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared a post from satirical page The Barbeque Bulletin featuring Djokovic and American business magnate Bill Gates.
Djokovic still hasn’t been vaccinated and in January last year he was deported before the Australian Open
The former Parramatta Eels fullback is not the only football star to have voiced his opposition to Covid vaccines.
Former St George Dragons controversy magnet Anthony Mundine has spoken out against the jab on more than one occasion, calling it a “death wish”, and former Bulldogs prop Luke Thompson reportedly refused. to be vaccinated in 2021 before turning around.
Hayne’s trial next month will be his third over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman on September 30, 2018.
After three days of jury deliberations, Hayne was convicted last year and sentenced to five years and nine months in prison, with a non-parole period of three years and eight months.
The former Dally M winner was held at Cooma Correctional Center for nine months before his conviction was overturned by the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeals and he was released.
A new trial was then ordered.
Hayne has always denied the accusations and has maintained her innocence.