Will Pearsall
Australian rugby league footballer
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Will Pearsall (born 12 March 1995) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League as a five-eighth and halfback.
Pearsall playing for the Knights in 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Pearsall[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1995 Young, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 30 April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
Born in Young, New South Wales, Pearsall played his junior rugby league for The Entrance Tigers, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
Playing career
Early career
From 2012 to 2015, Pearsall played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team.[3] In 2015, he captained the side.[4] In October 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2016.[5]
2016
In round 6 of the 2016 NRL season, Pearsall made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Wests Tigers.[6][7]
2017
After failing to play another NRL game for Newcastle in 2017, Pearsall left the club after not being offered a new contract beyond 2017.[8] He decided to leave the game in favour of full-time employment on the Central Coast.[9]