Will Pearsall

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Will Pearsall
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Pearsall playing for the Knights in 2016.
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Pearsall [1]
Born (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 28)
Young, New South Wales, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016 Newcastle Knights 30000
Source: [2]
As of 30 April 2016

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.

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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]

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