Martin Pearson
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| Full name | Martin Pearson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin 'Pee Wee' Pearson (24 October 1971) is a former professional rugby league, and rugby union footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage №), Halifax (two spells), Sheffield Eagles, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, as a fullback, centre, stand-off/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback,[1][2] and club level rugby union (RU) for Section Paloise (Pau RUFC).
Playing career
International honours
Martin Pearson won caps for Wales (RL) while at Sheffield Eagles, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1996(1998?)…2001 3(4, 5?)-caps + 1-cap (interchange/substitute) 2-tries 2-goals 12-points.[1]
Division Two Premiership Final appearances
Martin Pearson played fullback and scored four conversions in Featherstone Rovers' 20-16 victory over Workington Town in the 1992–93 Division Two Premiership Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday 19 May 1993.[3]
Career Records
Martin Pearson holds Featherstone Rovers' 'The Most Points In A Season' record, with 391-points scored in the 1992–93 season.
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
- ^ "Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Martin Pearson interview at wakefieldwildcats.co.uk
- 2001 Super League Team-by-team guide