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Hayne trial hears of blood after alleged sex assault

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne arrives at court in Sydney with his barrister Margaret Cunneen on Monday morning. Hayne is accused of two counts of raping a woman in the Hunter region in 2018. Picture by AAP

Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne left a taxi waiting in front of a woman's home in the Hunter region as he allegedly digitally and orally raped her, causing her genitals to bleed, the NSW District Court has heard.

Hayne, 35, on Monday pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual intercourse without consent as the third trial began over the alleged assault on NRL grand final night in 2018.

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