Alf Townsend

Alfred Charles Townsend (23 January 1900 – 26 September 1973) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played for New Zealand in 1928, as a Hooker during the era of contested scrums.

Alf Townsend

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Charles Townsend
Born	(1900-01-23)23 January 1900
Died	26 September 1973(1973-09-26) (aged 73)
Playing information
Weight	82.5 kg (13 st 0 lb)
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921–25 City Rovers (ARL) 20 3 0 64 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921–25 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 1925 North Island 1 0 0 0 0 1928–31 Otago 1928 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0 1929–31 South Island 1 1 0 0 3

Playing career

Townsend originally played for the City Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1921 he represented Auckland in a match with Canterbury in Christchurch[1]. He later represented the North Island in 1925.

Midway through the 1927 season he moved to Otago for work reasons and joined the City Rugby League Club there. He represented Otago between 1926 and 1929. He also represented the South Island, thus becoming one of the few New Zealand league players to have played for both islands. In 1928 he represented New Zealand against Great Britain, becoming Kiwi #199.[2][3][4]

References

1. "Auckland V Canterbury/Win For Northerners/Thirty-Nine To Fourteen". New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17872. 1921-08-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
2. "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
3. "Past Kiwis → T at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
4. "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org