Jarryd Hayne's NFL experiment is over, as the former Australian Rugby League star retired Sunday from the 49ers in order to vie for a spot on the Fiji Rugby Sevens team for the Rio Olympics. Jarryd Hayne in Titans gear. The Aussie will be missed. He played for Parramatta Eels from 2006 up to 2014. Share this article 374 shares share tweet text email link Steven Ruiz. July 28, 2016 2:12 pm. Jarryd Hayne has retired from the San Francisco 49ers and NFL to pursue playing Rugby Sevens in this summer's Olympic Games. RUGBY league fans across the country have taken to social media to express their shock at Jarryd Hayne’s decision to give up rugby league to try his hand at NFL in the US. Jarryd Hayne has dramatically walked out on the San Francisco 49ers to chase another dream - the Olympic Games. After Hayne became a megastar … He has also represented Australia 12 times, scoring 11 tries. Jarryd Hayne reporting to Castle Hill police station on Thursday. Hayne started as and throughout most his career was a rugby league player. He fumbled the ball on his first play but celebrated victory with the Aussie flag. Jarryd Hayne says he left the NFL because he wasn't getting enough playing time. First, something to remember. The Aussie will be missed. Jarryd Hayne, a walk-on running back/kick returner from Sydney, was an undrafted free agent on the 2015 49ers squad. “Rugby league is a very front-on game whereas players are coming from every direction in the NFL,” Stegman said. Jarryd Hayne is to quit rugby league and attempt to build a career in the NFL.

From a Housing Commission flat to becoming a multi-million dollar NRL superstar and cracking the NFL… to sexual assault charges and ending his career in disgrace: The rise and fall of Jarryd Hayne

Jarryd Hayne was angry at at a horror start to his NFL debut as San Francisco 49ers beat Minnesota at Levi's Stadium. Jarryd Hayne is giving up his rugby league contract to try to make it in the NFL. Jarryd Hayne was angry at at a horror start to his NFL debut as San Francisco 49ers beat Minnesota at Levi's Stadium. Jarryd Hayne, a walk-on running back/kick returner from Sydney, was an undrafted free agent on the 2015 49ers squad. The Parramatta Eels star has left the Australia squad for the Four Nations and will head to the US for trials. Jarryd Hayne shows he knows how to handle an NFL Gridiron ball. Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to their NFL game against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium on October 22, 2015 in Santa Clara, California. During that time he played for a number of representative squads, including Australia and Fiji.

Source: Getty Images WHAT’S HAPPENED AT PARRAMATTA. He fumbled the ball on his first play but celebrated victory with the Aussie flag. Ashley Feder/Getty Images Hayne, 26, said he could not let the opportunity to play in the NFL pass him by. Jarryd Hayne; Jarryd Hayne joined Parramatta Eels in 2006 and has since played 176 matches, scoring 103 tries and contributing 419 points.

One of the more recent examples of a player switching from one football code to another is Jarryd Hayne.