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Joe Pearce (British rugby league)

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Joe Pearce
Personal information
Full nameJoe Pearce
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionWing, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1925–≥33 Wakefield Trinity 269 36 44 0 196

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

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Joe Pearce made his début for Wakefield Trinity during April 1925, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

County Cup Final appearances

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1901347289
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