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Former Test and Origin star Tony Williams has been sacked by the New York Freedom over his social media rant following the guilty verdict in former teammate Jarryd Hayne's rape trial.
Williams had signed last week to play in the new North American Rugby League competition but the club issued a statement on Friday to say: "We cannot control what others do, but we can control how we respond.
"In light of the comments made by Tony Williams, his contract with New York Freedom has been terminated."
Williams, who represented Australia and Tonga at international level and played three Origins for NSW, has been playing for the Windsor Wolves in the Ron Massey Cup after being released by Manly at the end of last season.
He had posted on social media: "Before I let this be just want to congratulate the victim and the so called justice system you’ve sent an innocent brotherly to jail away from he’s kids you bunch of flops … that’s all respectively."
Hayne on Thursday was sentenced to jail for a minimum of three years and eight months after he was found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent after meeting a woman in Newcastle in September 2018.
New York Freedom sacks Williams over social media rant on Hayne verdict
Former international Tony Williams has been sacked by his new employers in the US over comments about the verdict in the Jarryd Hayne trial.
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