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Newcastle’s Mitchell Pearce quits as club captain after inappropriate text messaging with Knights staffer
Newcastle will be forced to find a new captain for 2021 after Mitchell Pearce stepped down from the role following a text messaging scandal involving an employee at the NRL club.
Key points:
- Mitchell Pearce has met the Newcastle playing group to tell them he is quitting after revelations he sent inappropriate texts to a club staffer
- Pearce’s scheduled wedding to fiancee Kristen Scott was called off last month
- The half-back’s contract with the Knights runs out at the end of this year
The 31-year-old half-back has met with club staff and told the Knights’ playing group of his decision ahead of his return to pre-season training this morning.
In a statement, the Knights said Pearce had approached coach Adam O’Brien, chief executive Phil…
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