Mr Hayne, 32, is facing trial in Newcastle District Court on two charges of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent recklessly inflicting actual bodily harm, after he allegedly assaulted a 26-year-old woman with his hands and mouth in September 2018 and left her bleeding from the genitals. He has pleaded not guilty.
On Friday, the court was played a phone call Mr Hayne received on the evening of November 15, 2018 from Mr Pearce, a senior Newcastle Knights player. That evening, it had emerged that police were investigating Mr Hayne.