Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne will stand trial on aggravated sexual assault charges next year.

Hayne was arraigned in Newcastle District Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault and inflicting actual bodily harm.

Judge Roy Ellis set the trial down for May 4. It is estimated to run for five to seven days.

Hayne will remain on bail until then and, on Thursday, had his conditions varied to report only one day a week to police in Perth, where he is living and training with an evangelical Christian ministry organisation, Youth With A Mission.