Rugby league: Jarryd Hayne's ex-teammate Tony Williams sacked for 'despicable' response to sentence 7 May, 2021 05:00 AM 6 minutes to read Former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne jailed for five years and nine months for sexual assault. Video / ABC News Former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne jailed for five years and nine months for sexual assault. Video / ABC News news.com.au Jarryd Hayne's former Parramatta teammate Tony Williams has been sacked by his New York club after making "appalling" social media posts in response to Jarryd Hayne's sentencing on Thursday. The ex-superstar of Australian sport will be jailed for at least three years and eight months without parole for sexually assaulting a woman in her Newcastle home in 2018. He was given a maximum sentence of five years and nine months.