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'''Leslie "Les" Pearce''' (born October 13, 1923<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=WulCZoLcnLsdAPApBZ6oZw&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> in [[Swansea]]) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] and professional [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, and rugby league [[coach (sport)|coach]] of the 1970s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for [[Swansea RFC]], as a [[Rugby union positions#Locks|Lock]], and playing club level rugby league (RL) for [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]], as a {{rlp|SR}}, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#rugby league|contested scrums]], and coaching representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]], [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]], and [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]. |
'''Leslie "Les" Pearce''' (born October 13, 1923<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=WulCZoLcnLsdAPApBZ6oZw&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> in [[Swansea]]) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] and professional [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, and rugby league [[coach (sport)|coach]] of the 1970s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for [[Swansea RFC]], as a [[Rugby union positions#Locks|Lock]], and playing club level rugby league (RL) for [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]], as a {{rlp|SR}}, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#rugby league|contested scrums]], and coaching representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]], [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]], and [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]. |
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| Born | 13 October 1923 Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie "Les" Pearce (born October 13, 1923[1] in Swansea) is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, and rugby league coach of the 1970s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, as a Lock, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Halifax, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Halifax, Leigh, and Dewsbury.
Coaching career
International honours
Les Pearce was the coach for Wales in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances
Les Pearce was the coach in Leigh's 5-0 victory over Widnes in the 1972 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1972-73 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 19 December 1972.
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Team – Past Players – O & P at swansearfc.co.uk
- Statistics at swansearfc.co.uk
- The Welshman who kicked an amazing 535 goals for Halifax
- Landmark Lunch To Celebrate 1975 World Championship
- Dragons and All Blacks: Wales v. New Zealand - 1953 and a Century of Rivalry
- SIX TACKLES WITH MIKE NICHOLAS: You don't need to be Einstein to see splitting into three divisions isn't a clever idea…
- Canterbury's Bid For Mills
- You've Never Had It So Good!: Recollections of Life in the 1950s
- Battle Of Brisbane Players Reunite 40 Years On
- Dave Fleming's Blast From The Past
- A reunion to remember
e.g. (5/8) indicates the number of games played in the 1975 World Cup. | |
Categories:
- 1923 births
- Dewsbury Rams coaches
- Footballers who switched code
- Halifax RLFC coaches
- Halifax RLFC players
- Leigh Centurions coaches
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Swansea
- Swansea RFC players
- Wales national rugby league team coaches
- Welsh rugby league coaches
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Living people