Jarryd Hayne is immediately eligible to play for the Fiji rugby sevens during this week’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after traveling to London to join his new team.
Hayne will also be eligible to play in the Summer Olympics if he remains in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency, the World Rugby association announced on Monday.
Hayne ended his pursuit of playing a second season with the 49ers on Sunday with the announcement he was joining the Fiji team, which has qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The former chair of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, Richard Ings, wrote on Twitter that athletes must be in the WADA testing pool for at least six months to be eligible to participate in such international competitions as the Olympic Games, which begin Aug.