Kevin Pearce (rugby league)

Kevin Pearce

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Charles Pearce [1]
Born	(1936-03-23) 23 March 1936 (age 89) Christchurch, 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??–62 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% 1968–69 Papanui (CRL)
Source: [2] [3]

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.^{[ 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

In 1968 and 1969 Pearce coached Papanui in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. ^[4]

References

1. PEARCE, Kevin Charles - 1957 Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987