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| Full name | Henry Theodore Joseph Pierce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1913-01-22)22 January 1913 Marrickville,New South Wales,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 1975(1975-12-12) (aged 62) Bondi,New South Wales,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Theodore Pierce (1913-1975) was a professionalrugby league footballer who played for theAustralia national team and theNew South Wales team. He played his club football in theNSWRFL Premiership for Sydney clubsSt. George andEastern Suburbs.
Pierce played for theSt. George Dragons for two seasons in 1932 and 1933 and forEastern Suburbs for eleven seasons between 1934 and 1944. He won three straight premierships between 1935 and 1937 with the Tricolours. He won his fourth premiership with theEasts in the1940 Grand Final. He scored a total of 60 tries during his long and successful club career.[1] The speedybackrower also played in five test matches for Australia in 1937/38. He is listed on theAustralian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 216.[2] Pierce also played for City Firsts andNew South Wales on six occasions between 1937 and 1943.
While playing football, Pierce also served in theNew South Wales Police Force and in 2008, rugby league's centennial year in Australia, he was named as a reserve in a NSW Police team of the century.
He died atBondi, New South Wales on 12 December 1975, 41 days short of his 63rd birthday.[3]
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