Former rugby league player Jarryd Hayne has reportedly reached an agreement with an American woman who has accused him of rape, which will allow him to give evidence in Australia for the US civil case.

The former NFL and NRL player was accused of sexual assault by a young woman known only as JV during his time with the San Francisco 49ers in 2015.

Police did not prosecute Hayne over the alleged rape however the victim is pursuing him in civil court, with the trial set to go ahead in 2020. Hayne denies the claims.

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In court papers seen by News Corp and the Daily Mail, that were lodged last week, it was confirmed Hayne and his two character witnesses, footballers Bryce Poisel and Timothy Dengate, would not have to travel to San Jose to testify in the Northern District of California District Court.

Previously Poisel and Dengate were scheduled to travel to California in order to give their character evidence.

Hayne, Poisel and Dengate will now be deposed in Sydney in mid-April.

The court order was issued due to the “defendant’s (Hayne) present inability to leave the country”.

Hayne is also facing separate criminal sexual assault charges in Australia for an unrelated matter. Hayne is also defending the charges.

The 30-year-old was in November charged with aggravated sexual assault and inflicting actual bodily harm, on the night of the 2018 Grand Final.

Police will allege the woman was bitten during a sexual encounter in the Hunter Valley. That matter is before NSW courts.