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Cliff Pearce

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Clifford George Pearce
Born
Thursday, 4th April, 1907
Died
Monday, 19th July, 1976 (Aged 69 years and 106 days)
Place Of Birth
Uralla, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1929, 1930, 1933, 1936
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1933, 1931, 1932
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1930

Biography

Wests centre who played in the club's first grand final win in 1930 made 7 Test appearances during his career - all against England. Pearce represented NSW in 1928-29 while playing for Tamworth and later scored a try on debut while playing on the wing for Australia in the Third Test of the 1928 Ashes series. A regular in the state sides during the early 1930s, he played in three Tests against England in 1932 before touring with the 1933-34 Kangaroos. Pearce played in all three Tests on tour (and 24 other matches) but broke his leg playing in a Kangaroos v The Rest promotional match on his return and missed Wests' second premiership title.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 10 - 10 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List
The Ashes - 7 - 7 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 25 - 25 4-4 1 - - 14 - - - 12 11 2 48.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 31 - 31 5-5 2 - - 19 - - - 19 12 - 61.29% List
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Test Series - 7 - 7 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales SecondsNS2 - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Interstate Series 4 17 - 17 2-2 3 - - 12 - - - 8 8 1 47.06% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 3 5 - 5 2-2 6 - - 18 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
NSW City vs Country 3 6 - 6 2-2 6 - - 18 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 4 - 4 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 84 - 84 26-26 12 - - 102 - - - 48 34 2 57.14% List
NRL Finals - 10 - 10 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 5 5 - 50.00% List
City Cup - 4 - 4 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  156 - 156 40-40 24 - - 168 - - - 89 63 4 57.05% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1928, 1932-34   10 - 10 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Northern NSW 1928   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Seconds 1928   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1928   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1928-33, 1936   28 - 28 4-4 3 - - 18 - - - 15 11 2 53.57% List
NSW Country Firsts 1928-29   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Combined Country 1929   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
North West NSW 1929   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Metropolis 1930, 1932, 1936   3 - 3 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City Firsts 1930-33   4 - 4 2-2 6 - - 18 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Rest of Australia 1930   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW City Probables 1931-33   3 - 3 4-4 4 - - 20 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Possibles 1935   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 0.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1936   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19291929 NSWRFL   5 - 51-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19301930 NSWRFL   16 - 164-4 - - - 12 - - - 13 3 - 81.25% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19311931 NSWRFL   12 - 125-5 3 - - 21 - - - 7 5 - 58.33% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19321932 NSWRFL   14 - 149-9 5 - - 37 - - - 10 4 - 71.43% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19331933 NSWRFL   5 - 51-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 1 1 60.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19351935 NSWRFL   8 - 8--- - - - - - - - 4 4 - 50.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19361936 NSWRFL   11 - 114-4 1 - - 14 - - - 4 6 1 36.36% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19371937 NSWRFL   8 - 82-2 - - - 6 - - - 3 5 - 37.50% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19381938 NSWRFL   4 - 4--- 3 - - 6 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19401940 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Suburbs 1929-33, 1935-37   79 - 79 26-26 9 - - 96 - - - 46 31 2 58.23% List
North Sydney 1938, 1940   5 - 5 --- 3 - - 6 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List

Your Say

  • Dianne Libby pearce
    10 Apr 2014 9:44pm

    This was my uncle my Dads brother .Also brother to Desmond Pearce who died 30th February 2014 at the age of 90years .Last of the pearce brothers.Have found memories that I shall have forever .Dianne Libby pearce

  • Anonymous
    15 Jul 2020 9:39pm

    This is my grandfather
    He had 3 daughters and 1son
    Great career
    Went to the team of century dinnner
    Have all his mementos from his kangaroo tours

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Jason Ganter, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter

Sources: 2006 Official Rugby League Annual