Wayne John Pearce OAM (born 29 March 1960 in Balmain, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach.
Pearce represented New South Wales in the State of Origin Series as well as the Australian national rugby league team.
In 2000, Pearce became the inaugural coach of the Wests Tigers but stepped down after one season.
[4][5][6] In February 2008, Pearce was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007), which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.
[7][8] Pearce attended Ibrox Park Boys' High School (later renamed Leichhardt High School), now Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus.