Kevin Pearce (rugby league)
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| Full name | Kevin Charles Pearce[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1935 or 1936 (age 87–88) 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[edit]
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.[citation needed]
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.[4] He continued to represent Canterbury until 1962.[citation needed]
Later years[edit]
In 1968 and 1969 Pearce coached Papanui in the Canterbury Rugby League competition.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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