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NRL star Jarryd Hayne has celebrated his first night of freedom and his 34th birthday on Tuesday night after a nine-month stint behind bars after winning his appeal over sexual assault conviction.

Former rugby league player Jarryd Hayne has walked free from jail on his birthday after his sexual assault convictions were quashed.

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has won an appeal against his sexual assault conviction and is set to face a third trial.

On Monday, Hayne won his last-ditch court hearing to have two rape convictions tossed aside. He will now face a retrial - subjecting his alleged victim to a third trial.

Hayne will face a third trial after winning an appeal against his convictions, in which he had been found guilty of two charges of sexual assault

The 33-year-old was jailed for a maximum five years and nine months in May last year for allegedly raping a young woman in Newcastle in September 2018 on the night of the NRL Grand Final.

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Former high-profile corporate raider has his sentence for possessing child abuse material cut

Ron Brierley had his knighthood revoked after he plead guilty to the charges but health issues have resulted in him having his prison sentence reduced.

The former footballer was convicted last year of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent after an incident in Newcastle in September 2018.