Cliff Pearce
{{short description|Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Cliff Pearce
|fullname = Clifford George Pearce
|image = Cliff Pearce 1932.jpeg
|image_size = 125px
|caption =
|birth_date = 4 April 1907
|birth_place = Uralla, New South Wales, Australia
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1976|7|19|1907|4|4}}
|death_place =
|height =
|weight =
|position = {{rlp|CE}}
|club1 = Western Suburbs
|year1start = 1929
|year1end = 37
|appearances1 = 79
|tries1 = 26
|goals1 = 9
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 96
|club2 = North Sydney
|year2start = 1938
|year2end = 40
|appearances2 = 5
|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 3
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 6
|retired = yes
|teamA = New South Wales
|yearAstart = 1928
|yearAend = 33
|appearancesA = 20
|triesA = 4
|goalsA = 2
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 16
|teamB = Australia
|yearBstart = 1928
|yearBend = 34
|appearancesB = 7
|triesB = 1
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 3
|teamC = NSW Country
|yearCstart = 1928
|yearCend = 29
|appearancesC = 2
|triesC = 0
|goalsC = 0
|fieldgoalsC = 0
|pointsC = 0
|teamD = NSW City
|yearDstart = 1930
|yearDend = 33
|appearancesD = 3
|triesD = 2
|goalsD = 6
|fieldgoalsD = 0
|pointsD = 18
|coachteam1 = North Sydney
|coachyear1start= 1947
|coachyear1end = 48
|coachgames1 = 36
|coachwins1 = 12
|coachdraws1 = 3
|coachlosses1 = 21
|updated = 13 February 2019
}}
Clifford George Pearce (1907-1976) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. His primary position was as a {{rlp|ce}}.
Club career
He first played for Western Suburbs in 1929 and played 65 games for the club between 1929 and 1937, scoring nineteen tries and kicking six goals. During his time at Western Suburbs, Pearce won a premiership in 1930.
He then played for Norths between 1938 and 1940 where he played five first grade games, scoring three goals.{{cite web|url=https://www.northsydneybears.com.au/happy110/|title=Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney|website=North Sydney Bears|access-date=2019-02-13}}
Representative career
Pearce represented for New South Wales between 1928 and 1933, playing a total of fifteen matches, scoring four tries and two goals.
Pearce represented Australia in 1928 and between the years 1932 and 1934, playing seven Tests against England, scoring one try. That one try came on his international debut in the third Test of the 1928 Ashes series. In 1932 he played in three Tests against England and then he was selected on the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain where he played in all three Tests and 24 other tour matches. On this tour he broke his leg in a promotional match which was played against The Rest team. Due to this injury, he missed Western Suburbs' second premiership title.
Coaching career
Pearce coached North Sydney for two seasons between 1947 and 1948.
Accolades
In September 2004 Pearce was named at centre in the Western Suburbs Magpies team of the century.{{cite web
| last = westsmagpies.net
| title = Western Suburbs Team of the Century
| work = Wests Archives
| publisher = Western Suburbs Magpies R.L.F.C
| year = 2008
| url = http://www.westsmagpies.net/archives/2008/php/wests_totc.php
| access-date = 2009-11-28
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081021024335/http://www.westsmagpies.net/archives/2008/php/wests_totc.php
| archive-date = 21 October 2008
}}
References
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{{Succession box
| before = {{nowrap|Harry Forbes}}
1946
| after = {{nowrap|Harry McKinnon}}
1949
| title = Coach
{{leagueicon|north sydney|size=18}}
{{nowrap|North Sydney}}
| years = 1947–1948
}}
{{S-end}}
External links
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Cliff_Pearce/summary.html Cliff Pearce at rugbyleagueproject.org]
=Books=
- {{cite book| last = Whiticker| first = Alan|author2=Hudson, Glen| title = The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players| publisher = Gary Allen| year = 2002| isbn = 1-877082-02-3| id = () }}
{{Western Suburbs squad - 1930 NSWRFL premiers}}
{{Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Century}}
{{North Sydney Bears coaches}}
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Category:Australia national rugby league team players
Category:Australian rugby league coaches
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:North Sydney Bears coaches
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Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Rugby league players from New South Wales
Category:Western Suburbs Magpies players
Category:New South Wales rugby league team players