Kevin Pearce (rugby league)
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Full name | Kevin Charles Pearce[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1935/1936 (age 85–86) New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Pearce is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1957 World Cup.[2]
Playing career[]
Pearce played for the Papanui club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and also represented Canterbury.[4] He was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1957 as a 21-year-old and played in the 1957 World Cup.
He played for the South Island against the in 1959, kicking five goals, however a shoulder injury meant he was unavailable for the national trial match.[4] He continued to represent Canterbury until 1962.
Later years[]
In 1968 and 1969 Pearce coached Papanui in the Canterbury Rugby League competition.[4]
References[]
- ^ PEARCE, Kevin Charles - 1957 Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
Categories:
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- Canterbury rugby league team players
- South Island rugby league team players
- Papanui Tigers players
- Rugby league second-rows
- New Zealand rugby league coaches
- 1930s births