THE NRL’s season opening fixture is set to feature Jarryd Hayne when the Parramatta Eels host the Brisbane Broncos at Pirtek Stadium.

Foxsports.com.au has been told the San Francisco 49ers player will be on deck to help the blue and gold club lift off for 2016.

In another sign of Hayne’s strong allegiance to the Eels, the NFL’s only rugby league player will feature as part of the Parramatta celebrations.

The move will give blue and gold supporters further hope of a Hayne return should the champion Eels, NSW and Australian fullback decide to walk away from the NFL over the course of the next 12 months.