Kevin Pearce (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Charles Pearce[1] | |||||
| Born | 1935/1936 (age 88–89) New Zealand |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Papanui (CRL) | ||||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 19??–1962 | Canterbury | |||||
| 1957 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | South Island | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1968–1969 | Papanui (CRL) | |||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Kevin Pearce is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented his country in the 1957 World Cup.
Playing career
Pearce played for the Papanui club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and also represented Canterbury.[2] He was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis in 1957 as a 21-year-old and played in the 1957 World Cup.
He played for the South Island against the North Island in 1959, kicking five goals, however a shoulder injury meant he was unavailable for the national trial match.[2] He continued to represent Canterbury until 1962.
Later years
In 1968 and 1969 Pearce coached Papanui in the Canterbury Rugby League competition.[2]
References
- ↑ PEARCE, Kevin Charles - 1957 nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
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- 1930s births
