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| Full name | Peter Gareth Pearce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1960 Laugharne, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 15 st (210 lb; 95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Gareth Pearce (born 11 November 1960) is a Welsh director of rugby at Hull RUFC (2000–2005), and dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Laugharne RFC, Bridgend RFC and Llanelli RFC, as a fly-half. i.e. number 10,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hull FC, Scarborough Pirates and Ryedale-York, as a stand-off, or hooker, i.e. number 6, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.[3][4]
Born in Laugharne, Wales, Pearce started his rugby career as a rugby union player. He won caps for Wales in 1981 against Ireland, France, and in 1982 against Ireland.
Pearce switched codes in September 1986, joining rugby league side Hull.[5] He was a losing finalist with Hull in the 1988–89 Premiership.
He won caps for Wales while at Scarborough Pirates in 1991 against Papua New Guinea, in 1992 against France, and while at Ryedale-York in 1992 against France.[3]