Joe Pearce (British rugby league) explained

Joe Pearce
Fullname:Joe Pearce
Birth Place:unknown
Death Place:unknown
Club1:Wakefield Trinity
Year1start:1925
Year1end:≥33
Appearances1:269
Tries1:36
Goals1:44
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:196
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:26 July 2017

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 or .[1]

Playing career

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

Joe Pearce played in Wakefield Trinity's 3–10 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1926 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Headingley, Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Wednesday 1 December 1926, and played 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

Joe Pearce played on the 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.

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Notes and References

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