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A woman who accused former NRL star Jarryd Hayne of sexual assault did 'certain acts' which were consistent with demonstrating she was not consenting during a fleeting encounter at her home, a jury has been told.
Crown prosecutor John Sfinas addressed the jury in his closing arguments on Thursday afternoon as the two-week NSW District Court trial enters its final stage.
The 35-year-old Dally M winner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault without consent, with the jury hearing more than eight days of evidence.
Mr Hayne denies sexually assaulting the woman at her home on Newcastle's outskirts in September 2018, on the night of the NRL grand final, claiming they engaged in consensual sexual acts.
The former footy star 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.
The woman accusing Hayne (pictured outside court) of sexual assault showed she did not consent with her words and actions, the Crown prosecutor told the court
The evidence concluded in the former NSW and Parramatta fullback's trial, with closing submissions from the crown prosecution beginning on Thursday afternoon.
The woman and the crown prosecution have argued that while she had sent him sexually suggestive messages via social media, the first time that they met at her Fletcher home - which she shared with her mother - she was not consenting to sexual intercourse.
She said she refused to consent because he had a cab waiting in her front yard, just outside her bedroom window, which he had paid $550 to ferry him from a buck's party to Sydney where he was booked in to attend a midnight event.
During his closing address to the jury, Mr Sfinas said in terms of demonstrating a lack of consent, it's separated into words and actions.
'The Crown says the complainant in this matter said words and made actions,' he told the jury.
The jury heard the woman held up her pants when Mr Hayne tried to remove them, while saying 'no' and 'stop' and resisting Mr Hayne.
She had also texted her friend in the hours following the alleged incident, saying: 'I feel like I let it happen to myself by not screaming at him.'
'You might think trying to hold up her pants is an act, moving away from someone, being pushed and trying to push back against it,' Mr Sfinas said.
'They are actions, so while she says here, 'I feel like I let it
