Pearce took over as Balmain coach in 1994, and coached Balmain for six seasons before they merged with the Western Suburbs Magpies. In 2000, Pearce became the inaugural coach of the Wests Tigers but stepped down after one season. Pearce also coached New South Wales for three seasons and in 2000 led New South Wales to a clean sweep winning the series 3–0. In 2001, Pearce coached NSW in what would prove to be his last series. His last game in charge was the victory by Queensland over NSW 40–14.[4][5][6]
Accolades
In February 2008, Pearce was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007), which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.[7][8]
^John Robinson and Garrett Jones (8 June 1988). "Family fights to clear League Hero's Name". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. p. 74. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
wayne, pearce, wayne, john, pearce, born, march, 1960, balmain, south, wales, australian, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, coach, athletic, lock, balmain, tigers, known, junior, pearce, represented, south, wales, state, origin, series, well, au. Wayne John Pearce OAM born 29 March 1960 in Balmain New South Wales is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach An athletic lock for the Balmain Tigers he was known as Junior Pearce represented New South Wales in the State of Origin Series as well as the Australian national rugby league team Pearce also made an appearance the 1988 Australian television movie The First Kangaroos which depicted the 1908 09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain 3 Wayne PearceOAMPersonal informationFull nameWayne John PearceBorn 1960 03 29 29 March 1960 age 62 Balmain New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationHeight180 cm 5 ft 11 in Weight89 kg 14 st 0 lb PositionLock Second rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1980 90 Balmain Tigers 193 33 0 0 123RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1983 88 New South Wales 16 3 0 0 121982 88 Australia 19 6 0 0 211983 88 NSW City 6 1 0 0 4Coaching informationClubYears Team Gms W D L W 1994 99 Balmain Tigers 158 55 1 101 352000 Wests Tigers 26 11 2 13 42Total 184 66 3 114 36RepresentativeYears Team Gms W D L W 1999 01 New South Wales 9 5 1 3 56Source 1 2 Contents 1 Coaching career 2 Accolades 3 References 4 External linksCoaching career EditPearce took over as Balmain coach in 1994 and coached Balmain for six seasons before they merged with the Western Suburbs Magpies In 2000 Pearce became the inaugural coach of the Wests Tigers but stepped down after one season Pearce also coached New South Wales for three seasons and in 2000 led New South Wales to a clean sweep winning the series 3 0 In 2001 Pearce coached NSW in what would prove to be his last series His last game in charge was the victory by Queensland over NSW 40 14 4 5 6 Accolades EditIn February 2008 Pearce was named in the list of Australia s 100 Greatest Players 1908 2007 which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code s centenary year in Australia 7 8 References Edit RLP Rugby League Project Coaches John Robinson and Garrett Jones 8 June 1988 Family fights to clear League Hero s Name The Sydney Morning Herald Australia p 74 Retrieved 20 February 2011 Wayne Pearce About Wayne Leichhardt Oval hill to be Wayne Pearce Hill 29 March 2016 Origin s great controversies 22 May 2012 Peter Cassidy 23 February 2008 Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players Macquarie National News Archived from the original on 25 February 2008 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Centenary of Rugby League The Players NRL amp ARL 23 February 2008 Archived from the original on 26 February 2008 Retrieved 23 February 2008 External links EditPreceded byAlan Jones1991 1993 CoachBalmain Tigers1994 1999 Succeeded byJoint VenturePreceded byJoint Venture CoachWests Tigers2000 Succeeded byTerry Lamb2001 2002Preceded byTommy Raudonikis1997 1998 CoachNew South WalesState of Origin1999 2001 Succeeded byPhil Gould2002 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wayne Pearce amp oldid 1112089532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
