Name Alf Townsend | ||
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.
References
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