Gary Keith Pearse (born 8 February 1953) is an Australian former rugby union international.
[1] Pearse was born in Sydney and educated at Maroubra Bay High School, during which time he played as a centre.
On the 1975–76 tour of Britain and Ireland, he made his Test debut off the bench against Wales in Cardiff, then was the starting flanker in a win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road.
In his final Test appearance, against the All Blacks in 1978, he scored his fourth Wallabies try in a rare win at Eden Park.
[2] Pearse is a former Chief Executive of New South Wales Rugby Union.