Les Pearce (Welsh rugby)

Les Pearce

Personal information
Full name	Leslie Pearce
Born	(1923-10-13)13 October 1923 Swansea, Wales
Died	21 April 2018(2018-04-21) (aged 94)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948–49 Swansea RFC 31 4 12
Rugby league
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1949–59 Halifax 120 16 0 0 48 1959–?? Dewsbury Total 120 16 0 0 48
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% Halifax 1972–74 Leigh Dewsbury Total 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1975 Wales 9 3 0 6 33
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Leslie Pearce (13 October 1923 – 21 April 2018) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC as a lock, and club level rugby league (RL) for Halifax as a second-row, and coached representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Halifax, Leigh and Dewsbury.

Background

Les Pearce was born in Swansea. He had three siblings named Ash, Flora, and Jhonaston. Pearce died in 2018, aged 94.

Coaching career

Halifax

Pearce was coach of the Halifax team which won the 1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final with a 22–11 victory over Wakefield Trinity. The match was played at Odsal Stadium on Saturday, 22 January 1972.

Leigh

He moved to Leigh as their head coach. They had a 5–0 victory over Widnes in the 1972 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final, during the 1972–73 season, at Central Park on Tuesday, 19 December 1972.

Wales

Pearce went on to coach Wales in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup.

External links

• The Welshman who kicked an amazing 535 goals for Halifax Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Dragons and All Blacks: Wales v. New Zealand – 1953 and a Century of Rivalry
• Canterbury's Bid For Mills
• You've Never Had It So Good!: Recollections of Life in the 1950s
• Battle Of Brisbane Players Reunite 40 Years On
• (archived by web.archive.org) Dave Fleming's Blast From The Past