Kevin Pearce (rugby league)

Kevin Pearce
Personal information
Full name Kevin Charles Pearce[1]
Born 1935/1936 (age 79–80)
New Zealand
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%
19681969 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

  1. PEARCE, Kevin Charles - 1957 nzleague.co.nz
  2. 1 2 3 Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
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