EXCLUSIVE: Connor Watson jumps to defence of Mitchell Pearce amid star halfback’s tumultuous summer – Wide World of Sports

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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