Alf Townsend

Alf Townsend
Personal information
Full name Alfred Charles Townsend
Born 23 January 1900
Died 26 September 1973 (aged 73)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
City Rovers (ARL)
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–1925 Auckland
1925 North Island
1928–1931 Otago
1928 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
1929–1931 South Island

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

Playing career

Townsend originally played for the City Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He represented Auckland and the North Island in 1925.

The following year he moved to Otago and joined the City Rugby League Club and 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.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Past Kiwis → T at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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