Jarryd Lee Hayne is a former professional rugby league footballer who also briefly played American football and rugby union sevens. Hayne began his career in 2006 as a winger for the Parramatta Eels, winning the NRL’s Dally M Rookie of the Year award.
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Jarryd Hayne Parents: Meet Manoa Thompson, Jodie Hayne
Hayne was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 15 February 1988. He is the son of a Fijian father, Manoa Thompson, and an Australian mother, Jodie Hayne. His father played professional rugby league for South Sydney, Western Suburbs, and the Auckland Warriors while also representing Fiji.
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Hayne was one of three children raised by his single mother, and grew up in a red brick Campbelltown housing commission house in Minto. In early life, Hayne took up athletics winning multiple titles. He still holds the under 8- and under 9-year-old Public School Sports Association (PSSA) 100 metre records.
He competed in Little Athletics until under 15 age group. He attended school at John Warby Public School, Leumeah High, and Westfields Sports High School but dropped out of high school early to pursue a career in rugby league.
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