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EXCLUSIVE: Connor Watson jumps to defence of Mitchell Pearce amid star halfback’s tumultuous summer – Wide World of Sports
‘He was always there for me then’
Connor Watson has jumped to the defence of embattled Newcastle Knights teammate Mitchell Pearce as the star halfback nears the end of a nightmare off-season, praising the impact he’s had as a mentor.
Pearce’s life was thrown into disarray when news broke of the 31-year-old sending racy text messages to a female Knights employee, which led to his wedding to Kristin Scott being cancelled less than a week out from the event, late in December.
That led to Pearce resigning from his post as Newcastle’s…
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