Martin Pearson (born 24 October 1971) is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for the Featherstone Rovers, Halifax (two spells), the Sheffield Eagles and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, as a goal-kicking fullback, centre, stand-off, or scrum-half,[1][5] and club level rugby union in France for Pau and Toulon.
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| Full name | Martin Vickers-Pearson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editInternational honours
editPearson won four caps for Wales between 1998 and 2001, scoring two tries and two goals.[1]
Division Two Premiership Final appearances
editMartin Pearson played fullback and scored four conversions in Featherstone Rovers' 20-16 victory over Workington Town in the 1992–93 Division Two Premiership Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday 19 May 1993.[6]
Career Records
editMartin Pearson holds Featherstone Rovers' 'The Most Points In A Season' record, with 391-points scored in the 1992–93 season.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Martin Pearson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Pearson, Martin". fevarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Martin Vickers-Pearson". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
- ^ "Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Martin Pearson interview at wakefieldwildcats.co.uk
- 2001 Super League Team-by-team guide