Wayne Pearce

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wayne Pearce
Occupation	Rugby League Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 29, 1960(1960-03-29)
Age	64
Birthplace	Balmain
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Pisces

Wayne Pearce Biography

Wayne Pearce is one of the most popular and richest Rugby League Player who was born on March 29, 1960 in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia. Wayne John Pearce, OAM (born on the 29th of March, 1960 Balmain, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional footballer in the league and coach. A shrewd player with the Balmain Tigers, he was often referred to as Junior. Pearce was a player for New South Wales in the State of Origin Series as well as being part of the Australian national team for the rugby league.

Pearce played for his team the Balmain Tigers to two successive grand finals in 1988 and 1989 in which both teams were beaten. The year 1990 was the first time Pearce was unable to play in a full game until the 17th round however, for the remainder of the season, he was at his most effective, evident clear in the play-off to be fifth place against Newcastle and Newcastle, where Pearce scored a crucial goal by kicking a bomb, and then carried the ball forward as ferociously as ever. The following week, however it turned out to be his final game because Balmain was defeated 0-16, triggering an abrupt decline in the fortunes of the club after Pearce’s departure.

Pearce took over as Balmain coach in 1994 from the departing Alan Jones as the club finished with the wooden spoon at seasons end. Pearce coached Balmain for another five 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 with the blues winning game 3 by a then record margin of 40 points. The match was also remembered for Bryan Fletcher’s infamous hand grenade try celebration. In 2001, Pearce coached NSW in what would prove to be his last series. His last game in charge was the widely remembered victory by Queensland who defeated NSW 40–14 where Allan Langer who had been playing over in England was phoned by Maroons coach Wayne Bennett in an urgent SOS call to return to Australia for the match. The next day, Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph wrote the headline “Bloody Alf”.

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.

In 1986, Pearce was the captain of his team New South Wales Blues to their first State of Origin clean-sweep, however, in the next two years there was going to be a drastic decline in the team and Queensland effortlessly winning every game in 1988. After that, Pearce stood down from representative rugby league despite pressure to come back following the fact that Queensland was able to win even more easily in 1989. In 1988, he received with the Medal of the Order of Australia “for service to rugby league”. Pearce has also been the first awardee of the Ken Stephen Medal for Community Service by a professional footballer in the league.

Wayne Pearce Net Worth

Wayne Pearce is one of the richest Rugby League Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wayne Pearce 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Pearce’s captaincy was crucial in transforming Balmain from being a marginal strong force in the 1980s together alongside Steve Roach, Benny Elias and then Paul Sironen. Together and forward Garry Jack, they drove Balmain to semi- finals in 1983, and every year up until Pearce’s retirement. Pearce was awarded the Rothman’s Medal for the best-and-fairest player in the year 1985.

Pearce was the captain for his Balmain Tigers rugby league club from 1982 to 1990. A local junior player from the Balmain Police Boys club, Pearce first made an appearance in the year 1980 and quickly became known as a promising superstar.

Pearce also made an appearance the 1988 Australian television movie The First Kangaroos, which depicted the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Wayne Pearce Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Wayne Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby League Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Wayne Pearce celebrates birthday on March 29 of every year.

How old is Wayne Pearce?

62 years (March 29, 1960)

How many games did Wayne Pearce?

Wayne was born and raised in the inner city suburb of Balmain, and played 188 premiership games for the Tigers between 1980 and my retirement in 1990.

What year did Wayne Pearce retire?

In 1988-89 he captained Balmain in successive grand final losses – a heart-breaking statistic but one Pearce took in his stride in good sportsmanship. Awarded the OAM in 1988 he retired when the injury to his left knee limited him to just 7 games during the 1990 season.

How tall is Wayne Pearce?

5′ 11″

Why is Wayne Pearce called Junior?

Pearce’s father Wayne is a Balmain legend. The lock picked up the nickname ‘Junior Pearce’ early in his playing days. “Apparently he was in the gym when he was about 20,” Mitchell explained. “They’d just done a big weights session and dad was a big fitness fanatic.