Les Pearce (Welsh rugby)
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| Full name | Leslie Pearce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1923 Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 April 2018 (aged 94) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie Pearce (13 October 1923 – 21 April 2018Leigh and Dewsbury.
Background
Les Pearce was born in Swansea,[5] and he died aged 94.
Coaching career
International honours
Les Pearce was the coach for Wales in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup.
Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances
Les Pearce was the
on Saturday 22 January 1972.BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
Les Pearce was the
on Tuesday 19 December 1972.References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Les Pearce - Halifax & Wales coach". Rugby League Journal. No. 63. Summer 2018. p. 31.
- ^ "Former Wales head coach Les Pearce dies aged 93". Wales Rugby League. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at swansearfc.co.uk". swansearfc.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- The Welshman who kicked an amazing 535 goals for Halifax
- [permanent dead link] ĎŔƑ Landmark Lunch To Celebrate 1975 World Championship
- 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
- A reunion to remember
e.g. (5/8) indicates the number of games played in the 1975 World Cup. | |
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