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A woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by former NRL star Jarryd Hayne sent him text messages after the incident saying she 'didn't want to do that' and was 'hurting so much' while 'sitting in her room crying', a court has heard.
The former footy legend, 35, is facing trial in the NSW District Court after he denied sexually assaulting the woman at her home in Fletcher, on Newcastle's outskirts in September 2018, on the night of the NRL grand final.
He has persistently maintained his innocence, claiming he engaged in consensual sexual acts and has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent.
The court was told Mr Hayne was in Newcastle on the weekend of 29 and 30 September to attend a bucks weekend, while the pair were trying to arrange a meeting.
Crown prosecutor John Sfinas gave his opening address to the jury on Monday afternoon and told the court Mr Hayne is accused of pulling off the woman's pants before allegedly performing oral and digital sexual acts on her without her consent, causing cuts and substantial bleeding.
Jarryd Hayne is standing trial for alleged sexual assault but denies all the charges
After attending a two-day bucks party for a former Fijian Test teammate, Mr Hayne paid a taxi driver $550 to drive him back to his home in Sydney and stop at the woman's place along the way.
Mr Sfinas told the jury the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claims that when she realised there was a taxi waiting outside, she refused to consent to sexual intercourse.
'[The woman] did not know he made an agreement with the taxi to drive him all the way to Sydney, she did not know the taxi was waiting for the accused after he said it would be a minute,' Mr Sfinas said.
'It is the crown case this was a defining moment for the complainant.'
The jury was told the woman thought Mr Hayne was in her bedroom for one reason and had 'no reason to stay' after.
Mr Sfinas said the woman did not want to have any sexual activity in those circumstances.
The crown alleged the pair were sitting on the woman's bed when he tried to kiss her, where the woman
