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‘There was a headbutt, sir!’: Mitchell Pearce and Cody Walker get stuck-in during finals clash – Wide World of Sports
Players pulled apart in fiery scuffle
Newcastle Knights playmaker Mitchell Pearce locked horns with his South Sydney counterpart Cody Walker early in the Rabbitohs 46-20 qualifying finals win on Sunday afternoon.
The moment came as the Knights stunned the Sydneysiders to grab the early ascendency when they nabbed a two-try lead within the opening 10-minutes.
Caught in back-play, Walker and Pearce appeared to share a few words before coming together in a heated scuffle before both teams rushed into the fray.
Amid the chaos Knights…
