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taniwharugby

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Hayne will come off the NRL in fucking good shape. But NFL shape. How is he going to get "7s fit" in a couple of months?
 
 
Is Hayne retiring from the NFL like me retiring from the All Blacks?
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I haven't retired from the ABs yet!

Sneakdefreak

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An Aussie drug administrator is pointing out Hayne is ineligible for 7s because the NFL is not drug testing compliant with rugby's Olympic requirements.
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Another NFL player has joined up with USA 7s (with no such qualms) so I think Aussie administrator is talking a load of bullshit. Aussies do that from time to time.
 
I'm guessing the 49ers would have sat down with Hayne and said he wasn't in their short term or long term future. They have just drafted a pretty talented RB from Florida.
 
So Hayne got his manager to see if any of the Olympic squads were interested and it was Fiji (thought Aussie would have creamed their jeans over the great and glorious Hayne joining their little tinpot team).

NTA

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Another NFL player has joined up with USA 7s (with no such qualms) so I think Aussie administrator is talking a load of bullshit. Aussies do that from time to time.
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Nate Ebner moved earlier this year so the 6-month period probably would expire before the Olympics. Is that who you're talking about?

barbarian

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So Hayne got his manager to see if any of the Olympic squads were interested and it was Fiji (thought Aussie would have creamed their jeans over the great and glorious Hayne joining their little tinpot team).
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There's no way the Aussies would take him at this point. They've already ditched Quade, and have clearly opted for a policy of excluding 'ring ins' and picking their established 7s specialists.

canefan

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There's no way the Aussies would take him at this point. They've already ditched Quade, and have clearly opted for a policy of excluding 'ring ins' and picking their established 7s specialists.
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Good on them, sticking to their principals

antipodean

Wasn't going to make the playing roster for the NFL, as we've seen the Eels don't have room in the salary cap for him (if they ever did) and this is simply PR. The demands of training and playing 7s is completely at odds with the work he's been doing over the last couple of years for the NRL. He won't be playing for Fiji in London, so they've no idea how well he could play. And it's not like Fiji are desperate for some 7s playing talent this year. Ben Ryan would have to have an aneurysm to select him for Rio without at least one competition under his belt.

NTA

From twitter:
 
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cih5os5VAAAUhVM.jpg" alt="Cih5os5VAAAUhVM.jpg">

NTA

Also from twitter:
 
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cih5S4HVEAAYGC2.jpg" alt="Cih5S4HVEAAYGC2.jpg">

NTA

But probably the best one has come from GAGR, in relation to the Suburban Rugby incident last weekend with Pio Paulo :
 
More big news in the rugby world today, with Sydney Subbies club Oatley announcing their latest 3rd grade recruit:
 
 
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cii6DQ5VEAAZwgY.jpg" alt="Cii6DQ5VEAAZwgY.jpg">

barbarian

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Wasn't going to make the playing roster for the NFL and was we've seen the Eels don't have room in the salary cap for him (if they ever did) and this is simply PR. The demands of training and playing 7s is completely at odds with the work he's been doing over the last couple of years for the NRL. He won't be playing for Fiji in London, so they've no idea how well he could play. And it's not like Fiji are desperate for some 7s playing talent this year. Ben Ryan would have to have an aneurysm to select him for Rio without at least one competition under his belt.
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He's been named in their squad, so he's a chance of playing.

Rancid Schnitzel

Surely he won't be anything like ready for 7s in such a short space of time. And it's not like he's joining the 49ers of 7s, these guys are the farking Denver Broncos.

ACT Crusader

I hear Hayne has only been practicing laterals during 49ers training camps :) 
I actually think he'll go alright at 7s. Good luck to him.

antipodean

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He's been named in their squad, so he's a chance of playing.
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 Has he actually <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1620/teams/2413'>been named</a> or is he joining the team in the same location?

barbarian

Tweet from Ben Ryan:
 
In other news - Jarryd Hayne joins us in camp for London 7s. 14 players to contest the 12 sports for last tournament of <a class="" href="https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s">@WorldRugby7s</a>

mariner4life

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Surely he won't be anything like ready for 7s in such a short space of time. And it's not like he's joining the 49ers of 7s, these guys are the farking Denver Broncos.
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In your face Sneak!

NTA

Hayne will take some of his NFL lessons to Rugby 7s in London:
 
<img src="https://usatbroncoswire.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/derek-wolfe-oxygen.jpg" alt="derek-wolfe-oxygen.jpg">

antipodean

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Tweet from Ben Ryan:
 
In other news - Jarryd Hayne joins us in camp for London 7s. 14 players to contest the 12 sports for last tournament of <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s'>@WorldRugby7s</a>
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That doesn't say he's in the squad, which is my point.

Paekakboyz

You guys catch the drug policy that might scupper this? NFL ain't clean and Hayne won't have time for the 6 month stand down and testing in rugby. Or something to that effect.
 
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Meanwhile, anti-doping laws could stop Hayne from competing at the Rio Olympics for the Fijian sevens team, according to former Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority boss Richard Ings.
â€‹He said World Rugby rules require players to be in a registered testing pool for six months to be eligible to compete at sanctioned competitions.
And according to Ing, Hayne's stint in the NFL does not fit the requirements.
"If Jarryd Hayne had been playing in WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) compliant sport he would have grounds to reduce the six months," Ings tweeted on Monday morning.
"But NFL is PED (performance enhancing drugs) badlands. No chance."
Ultimately, the decision on whether Hayne would be cleared to play will come down to World Rugby, while the former NRL star could appeal any decision which goes against him.
But Ings believes the restriction is a vital one.
"The six-month return to competition rule is standard across most sports for athletes returning to international competition. And necessary," Ings tweeted.
"The rule equally applies to reinstatement or to new players. Sensibly it must or any NFL player could bulk up and play."
Hayne's hopes of being cleared to play should increase though given fellow NFL-convert Nate Ebner debuted for the United States at last month's Singapore World Sevens tournament - just a month after he left the New England Patriots.
 
That last bit may mean it isn't as cut and dried as I'd heard

antipodean

Yeah Richard Ings, former head of ASADA, has been tweeting about it a fair bit.

Sneakdefreak

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Yeah Richard Ings, former head of ASADA, has been tweeting about it a fair bit. </blockquote>
 
 
Was he the one at the centre of the botch up regarding the Cronulla Sharks and the ASADA drug testing?

The Silver Fern

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