10 Facts About Luke Pearce

1.

Luke Pearce was born on 13 November 1987 and is a British rugby union referee representing the Rugby Football Union.

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Luke Pearce is a regular referee in the English Premiership and has refereed games at European level and at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

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3.

Luke Pearce previously played rugby at junior level, being part of the Exeter Saracens Rugby Club and captained a Welsh Exiles Under-16's team.

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4.

In September 2005, Luke Pearce, refereed his first game, Crediton Seconds against Newton Abbot Thirds.

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5.

On 10 September 2011, Luke Pearce took charge of his first Premiership match, officiating Gloucester's home game against Worcester Warriors.

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6.

In February 2013, Luke Pearce refereed his first international, taking charge of Romania against Russia in the European Nations Cup.

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7.

In 2014, Luke Pearce made his first Six Nations Championship appearance, acting as Assistant Referee for Steve Walsh in the meeting between Italy and Scotland.

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8.

Weeks later, Luke Pearce was in the middle for the 2014 European Nations Cup decider between Georgia and Romania which acted as the last stage of qualification for European nations ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

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9.

Luke Pearce featured in the 2014 Africa Cup in Madagascar taking charge in two games.

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10.

In 2016, Luke Pearce was Assistant Referee for Ireland's first ever victory over New Zealand, before he went onto referee his first major Tier 2 v Tier 2 match, Samoa vs Canada.

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