Jarryd Hayne supporter launches impromptu PROTEST to free the former NRL star found guilty of rape

A passionate Jarryd Hayne fan has voiced her support for the fallen NRL star on a train in Sydney‘s south-west.

It comes as the 35-year-old arrived at the NSW Supreme Court on Friday and was later jailed by Justice Richard Button in dramatic scenes.

The court previously heard there was ‘no question’ Hayne will be sentenced to a stint behind bars after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018 at Fletcher, on the outskirts of Newcastle.

In a clip uploaded to TikTok on Thursday, the passionate supporter can be heard repeatedly stating ‘free Jarryd Hayne’ as the train stopped at Minto – the same suburb where the two-time Dally M Medal winner grew up.

And it didn’t take long for TikTok users to comment on the puzzling video.

Fallen NRL star Jarryd Hayne pictured arriving at the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney on Friday

Hayne, 35, was flanked by wife Amellia Bonnici ahead of a possible return to jail after he was found guilty of rape recently 

‘Must be a former cheerleader with Parramatta,’ one joked with another posting ‘gotta love public transport in Sydney.’

Last Thursday, NSW District Court Judge Graham Turnbull SC permitted Hayne to remain at liberty on bail to help his family get sorted.

The Director of Public Prosecutions applied this week for a higher court to overturn the ruling and put the one-time Parramatta Eels’ favourite son in jail.

Hayne will again face Justice Richard Button in the Supreme Court for a detention application.

If prosecutors are successful, Hayne will be handcuffed in the court, taken down to the cells and then driven to either Silverwater or Parklea maximum correctional centre by prison van.

Hayne put his arm briefly round the shoulder of his barrister, Margaret Cunneen SC, after walking into court on Friday.

Ms Cunneen said that Hayne’s case was one of special or exceptional circumstances, to which His Honour relied that those circumstances had to justify his continuance on bail.

If prosecutors are successful, Hayne will be handcuffed in the court, taken down to the cells and then driven to either Silverwater or Parklea maximum correctional centre by prison van

Ms Cunneen said Hayne faced 25 days of complete segregation and isolation if he went to prison before his sentencing date, which is May 8.

‘He is not a danger to anyone,’ she said, citing ‘the extraordinary media coverage and a toxic and terrifying campaign of social media’ portraying Hayne as ‘a sex offender of the most debased, the worst kind.’

Ms Cunneen said it would make a great difference if Ms Bonnici and the children could be re-located to a country centre four hours out of Sydney for the next three or four weeks ‘with the protection of her husband.’

Hayne was earlier this month convicted by a jury for a second time.

Following his first guilty verdict, he spent nine months in jail at Cooma, one hour from Canberra, before last year Hayne had his previous conviction quashed on appeal.

He is once again expected to appeal his latest conviction in the Court of Appeal and continues to maintain his innocence.