Club Statement: Jarryd Hayne

The Pirtek Parramatta Eels have this morning filed a complaint with Police regarding an incident involving Jarryd Hayne last night at Beach Haus nightclub in Potts Point.

Hayne has told investigators he was confronted by a patron and assaulted before retaliating in self-defence.

Eels Chief Executive Paul Osborne accompanied Hayne to Parramatta Police Station this morning to report the assault and lodge a formal complaint.

The Eels will await further contact from the Police regarding their investigation of the incident before making any further comment.