Joe Pearce (British rugby league)
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| Full name | Joe Pearce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Pearce (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Sandy", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity, as a wing or stand-off.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Joe Pearce made his début for Wakefield Trinity during April 1925.
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]Joe Pearce played stand-off in Wakefield Trinity's 3–10 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1926 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Headingley, Leeds on Wednesday 1 December 1926, and played stand-off in the 0–8 defeat by Leeds in the 1932 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 19 November 1932.
Notable tour matches
[edit]Joe Pearce played on the wing in Wakefield Trinity's 6-17 defeat by Australia in the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match during the 1933–34 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 28 October 1933.
References
[edit]- ^ Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289