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Jarryd Hayne: former NRL star faces second day of Newcastle rape trial

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Updated November 24 2020 - 5:55pm, first published 5:51pm
ACCUSED: Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne arrives at Newcastle District Court for the second day of his rape trial. The jury on Tuesday heard opening addresses and evidence from the alleged victim. Picture: Simone De Peak
ACCUSED: Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne arrives at Newcastle District Court for the second day of his rape trial. The jury on Tuesday heard opening addresses and evidence from the alleged victim. Picture: Simone De Peak

THE woman at the centre of the Jarryd Hayne rape trial has described telling the former NRL star "no" and saying "I don't want to" as she said he forced himself on her, raping her twice in an attack that left her bleeding profusely from her genitalia.

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Sam Rigney

Court Reporter

Sam began his Newcastle Herald career as a night police reporter in 2011. He is an experienced court reporter who has won two national court reporting awards, including the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Court Reporting for his coverage of the Hunter's worst serial rapist. Before working at the Herald, Sam was a sports journalist with the Maitland Mercury where he won awards for his coverage of the Newcastle Rugby League salary cap scandal. Sam is a Novocastrian born-and-bred.

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