Hayne outside court before an appearance in December 2019 [Source: SMH]

Former Bati Jarryd Hayne will have to wait until November to face trial for an alleged rape case.

His court case was to begin in May before the COVID-19 crisis pushed all jury trials in New South Wales back.

The 2008 and 2017 Bati World Cup rep pleaded not guilty to two charges of aggravated assault in relation to an alleged incident that took place in September 2018 with a woman near Newcastle.

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Hayne’s defense lawyer, appeared on his behalf yesterday.

There was an issue with a subpoena and Hayne’s lawyer asked for a six-week adjournment to fix the problem.

Hayne’s lawyer told the court she does not believe the problem will not add further delay to the trial and was confident it would be shortly resolved and the trial is set for November 23rd.

An aggravated rape charge carries a maximum of 20 years in jail.

Meanwhile, round eight of the NRL continues tonight with the Raiders playing the Dragons at 8pm before Maika Sivo and the Eels host the Cowboys at 9:55pm.

The Eels and Cowboys match will be aired LIVE on FBC Sports channel on the Walesi platform.

Tomorrow the Titans face the Sharks at 5pm followed by the Warriors and Broncos at 7:30pm.

The Panthers will meet West Tigers at 9:35pm tomorrow and you can catch the action LIVE on FBC Sports channel.

The Bulldogs play the Rabbitohs at 8:30pm on Sunday but before that the Sea Eagles meet the Knights at 6:05pm.

Source: Zero Tackle