Former Roosters NRL star Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is free to challenge for one last piece of silverware after overturning a suspension that threatened to ruin his career swansong.

Waerea-Hargreaves will line up for Hull KR in Sunday’s Super League grand final against Wigan after successfully appealing what had initially been a three-week ban for hitting St Helens winger Jon Bennison high last weekend.

The Kiwi legend won three premierships with the Sydney Roosters during his 16 years in the NRL, but was also charged a whopping 38 times and missed a total of 30 games through suspension.

After performing strongly in what will be his only season of Super League, Waerea-Hargreaves had faced an ignominious end to a career as one of rugby league’s last true enforcers.

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