Herbert Pearce Explained

Herbert Pearce
Fullname:Herbert John Pearce
Birth Date:3 April 1908
Birth Place:New Zealand
Death Place:Foveaux Strait, New Zealand
Teama:Canterbury
Yearastart:1926
Yearaend:27
Teamb:Otago
Yearbstart:1928
Yearbend:29
Teamc:New Zealand
Yearcstart:1930
Appearancesc:4
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
Teamd:South Island
Yeardstart:1930
Appearancesd:1
Triesd:1
Goalsd:3
Fieldgoalsd:0
Pointsd:9
New:yes

Herbert John Pearce (3 April 1908 – 4 November 1955) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Early life

Pearce was born, raised and educated in Christchurch.

Playing career

After playing rugby league for the Marist Club and Canterbury from 1926 to 1927, Pearce moved south to Dunedin and joined the Christian Brothers Rugby League Club. Considered at the time to be one of the fastest league wingers in the country, Pearce represented Otago in 1928 and 1929 before gaining national selection in 1930, when the New Zealand side toured Australia,[1] [2] playing in two matches against New South Wales. He also represented the South Island in 1930.[3]

He later drowned in Foveaux Strait in 1955, and was buried at Bluff Cemetery.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herbert John Pearce. nzleague.co.nz. 10 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310130727/http://www.nzleague.co.nz/players/kiwi_details/219 . 10 March 2016.
  2. News: Representatives of the New Zealand Rugby League team chosen to tour Australia . Otago Witness . 1 July 1930 . 38.
  3. News: Inter-island league: Interesting drawn game . New Zealand Herald . 16 June 1930 . 12 .
  4. Web site: Cemetery result. Invercargill City Council. 22 July 2024.