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Gary Pearce (other)
Gary Pearce or Pierce may refer to: * Gary Pearce (rugby) (born 1960), Welsh rugby league footballer * Gary Pearce (rugby union) (born 1956), English rugby union player * Gary Pearce (rower) Gary Malcolm Pearce (born 27 February 1944) is an Australian former rower. He was a national champion and a three-time Olympian who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Early life an ... (born 1944), Australian rower * Gary Pierce (born c. 1952), American politician in Arizona * Gary Pierce (footballer) (born 1951), English former football goalkeeper See also * Gareth Peirce (born 1940), British lawyer * Gareth Pierce (born 1981), Welsh actor * Gary Pearse (born 1953), Australian rugby union player {{hndis, Pearce, Gary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Pearce (rugby)
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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hull FC, Scarborough Pirates and Ryedale-York, as a , or , i.e. number 6, or 9, during the era of contested scrums. Playing career Rugby union 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. Rugby league Pearce switched codes in September 1986, joining rugby league side Hull. He was a losing finalist with Hull in the 1988–89 Premiership. He won caps for Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Pearce (rugby Union)
Gary Stephen Pearce (born Dinton, 2 March 1956) is a former English rugby union player. He played as a prop. He played for Northampton Saints. Pearce had 36 caps for England, from 1979 to 1991, without ever scoring. His first game was a 7–7 draw with Scotland, at 3 February 1979, in Twickenham, for the 1979 Five Nations Championship, aged 22 years old. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing three games. After a three-year absence, he was called once more for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. His only game would be his last cap, the 37–9 win over United States, at 11 October 1991, in Twickenham. He was then 35 years old. He played seven times at the Five Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men's rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The current champions ar ..., in 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Pearce (rower)
Gary Malcolm Pearce (born 27 February 1944) is an Australian former rower. He was a national champion and a three-time Olympian who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Early life and sporting pedigree He was born in Leichhardt, New South Wales into a famous Australian rowing family. Gary's father Cecil Pearce had sculled for Australia at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and his great-grandfather Henry John "Harry" Pearce, Sr. was an Australian champion in sculling. Cecil's uncle Henry J "Harry, Jr" Pearce Jr., was also an Australian sculling champion and challenged for the world championship twice (in 1911 and 1913) and Harry Jr's son (Gary's second cousin) was Bobby Pearce, the dual Olympic gold medal winner and one of Australia's all-time greatest scullers. Gary's own grandfather Sandy Pearce was an Australian national rugby league representative as was his son Sid Pearce (Gary's uncle). Career Pearce's senior rowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Pierce
Gary L. Pierce (born c. 1952) is a former Arizona Corporation Commissioner and a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives. Political career In the House of Representatives, Mr. Pierce served as the Majority Whip (2005–2006). He was a member of the Rules, Environment, and Federal Mandates and Property Rights committees. He had previously served on the Judiciary Committee and others. Prior to his election to the Legislature he was twice elected to the Yuma County Board of Supervisors. The Maricopa (County) Association of Government's awarded Gary Pierce (R-Mesa, Arizona) the coveted ''Peak Award'' (Summit Award) in 2004. In their citation they state "Representative Gary Pierce was instrumental in guiding the $15.8 billion Regional Transportation Plan through the legislative process. He sponsored House Bill 2292, which laid the framework for the planning process and formalized the Transportation Policy Committee in state law. To help legislators keep abreast of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Pierce (footballer)
Gary Pierce (born 2 March 1951) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. Pierce began his football career in 1970 at non-league Mossley, before being quickly snapped up by First Division Huddersfield Town for £2,250, where he featured for two seasons. In 1973, he joined top flight Wolverhampton Wanderers for £45,000. Here, he was largely second choice to Phil Parkes, but after Parkes suffered injury, he played in the 1974 League Cup Final. Pierce made a series of outstanding saves in the game, helping Wolves defeat Manchester City 2–1 at Wembley. Pierce was an ever-present in the 1976–77 season as Wolves won the Second Division at the first attempt, but the club bought Paul Bradshaw upon their return, relegating Pierce to reserve status again. He left Molineux in 1979 for Third Division Barnsley, where he played three seasons, before ending his league career with a season at Blackpool. At Blackpool, he made 27 consecutive League appearances during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Peirce
Gareth Peirce (born Jean Margaret Webb; March 1940) is a British solicitor and human rights activist. She has worked on a number of high-profile cases involving allegations of human rights injustices. Her work with Gerry Conlon and the Guildford Four – wrongly convicted of bombings carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army – was chronicled in the film ''In the Name of the Father'' (1993), in which she was portrayed by Emma Thompson. Early life Peirce was born in March 1940 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the daughter of Margaret (née Twidell) and John Le Plastrier Webb. She changed her name from Jean to Gareth during her formative years but never divulged to anyone the reason for doing so. Her parents ran Bentham Grammar School in North Yorkshire, which she attended until she took her O-levels. She was subsequently educated at the Cheltenham Ladies' College, the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics. Career In the 1960s she worked as a journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Pierce
Gareth Pierce (born 19 February 1981) is a Welsh actor and musician who has appeared in various television series. In 2020, he began portraying Gavin Moss in BBC Radio 4's ''The Archers'' and became the second actor to play Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap ''Coronation Street''. In 2006, Pierce was named in the Top 50 most eligible bachelors list by ''Company Magazine''. Career In 2008, Pierce and Matthew Wall founded the band Hafaliadau = Equations. Owain Taylor-Shaw joined in April 2008, followed by Mark Flanagan. Their debut album was released in November 2008. Pierce is known for his roles as Osian James in the S4C TV-series ''Caerdydd'' (five series, 2006–2010) and Lenny Mack in Sky 1's '' Stella'' (two series, 2013–2014). He appeared in such S4C series as ''Y Gwyll'', ''Cara Fi'', '' Alys'', ''Pen Talar'', ''Cowbois ac Injans'' and soap ''Pobol y Cwm''. He appeared in the second series of ''Y Pris'' in 2009 as skinhead Nicky. Further English-speaking appearances incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |