'She's a full-blown weirdo': Jarryd Hayne called footy star mate Mitchell Pearce to complain about woman he allegedly raped - claiming she 'wigged out' after learning a cab was waiting out front

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne told Newcastle Knights player Mitchell Pearce the woman accusing him of rape was 'a full-blown weirdo', a court has been told.

In a phone intercept played to the Newcastle District Court on Friday during Hayne's rape trial, the former Eels player told Pearce the woman was from 'Newy' and she had sent him all these nude photographs on Snapchat.

Hayne told Pearce during the phone call, intercepted by police on November 15, 2018 - four days before Hayne was arrested - he thought he would pop in on the woman at her house on the outskirts of Newcastle on the way back to Sydney on the night of the NRL grand final.

NRL star Jarryd Hayne gave evidence at his sexual assault trial on Friday

In phone intercepts played to the court, Hayne told Newcastle Knights player Mitchell Pearce (pictured with his fiance Kristin Scott) on November 15, 2018 - four days before he was arrested - the woman was from Newy and was 'a full-blown weirdo'

He said the woman 'wigged out' when she realised he had a taxi waiting for him outside.

Hayne told Pearce they were fooling around and the woman started to bleed a little which he thought was weird and he must have cut her with his fingernail so he left.

In the 7.03pm phone call to Pearce, Hayne said the woman later contacted him to say he had been aggressive and she had told him, 'No, no, no'.

Hayne said he had contacted a lawyer and would get the woman for defamation.

Hayne began giving evidence in his defence just before 1pm, telling the jury he knew the woman was keen on him and wanted to meet up.

Hayne said he had exchanged flirty, steamy and sexual messages with the woman after she first contacted him on Instagram 13 days before the alleged rape saying, 'You are absolutely gorgeous x'.

Defence barrister Phillip Boulten SC had earlier told the jury Hayne was facing the most important part of his life over the next few hours when in the witness stand giving his version of events.

Mr Boulten said Hayne would be under a lot of pressure but it was important for the jury to understand he did not have to prove his innocence as it was up to the Crown to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Hayne told Pearce in the phone call intercepted by police the woman 'wigged out' when she realised he had a taxi waiting (Pictured: Hayne arriving at court on Monday)

He said there might be a temptation as the jurors watched and listened to Hayne to ask themselves if he was convincing them of his innocence.

Mr Boulten said Hayne would give a very different version of events to the alleged victim's.

He said the woman might have told him initially she did not want to have sex after realising he had a taxi waiting for him outside but changed her mind after he returned from telling the driver to wait a little longer

Hayne claims he was giving the woman consensual oral sex when his fingernail must have cut her vagina.

The woman believed she had been bitten and felt violated after telling Hayne 'no' and 'stop'.

Hayne (pictured outside Newcastle court) said the woman started to bleed a little and it must have been caused by his fingernail so he left 

Hayne, who had been celebrating rugby league player Wes Naiqama's bucks party weekend in Newcastle, had paid a taxi driver $550 to take him to Sydney before asking her to stop at the woman's house for a few minutes.

Crown prosecutor Brian Costello has told the jury Hayne attacked the woman in her bedroom after she invited him to her house.

Mr Costello said Hayne arrived at about 9pm and stayed for about 45 minutes, committed two sex acts on her and caused two separate injuries to her genitalia before leaving.

The woman, now aged 28, later sent text messages to a girlfriend saying she thought Hayne had bitten her vagina and she felt violated.

She said she went to see Dr Susanna Smart three days later who examined the injury to her vagina and told her, 'It looks like a bite.'

Hayne, 32, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of aggravated sexual assault inflicting actual bodily harm.

The trial continues.