Taffy Townsend
Full names: William Henry
Date of birth: 12 Mar 1895
Place of birth: Newport, Wales
School: Unknown
Springbok no: 163
Springbok debut province: Natal
Physical: 1.64m, 71.7kg
Date of death: 27 Jan 1943 (Age 47)
Test summary: Tests: 1 Tries: 0
Only test: 13 Aug 1921 Age 26 - Scrumhalf against New Zealand at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Tours Australia & New Zealand 1921
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
13 Aug 1921 26Scrumhalf New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin Lose: 5-13  Natal

Townsend street: G.J. van Eck.

TOWNSEND, W. H. was as heelagter uit Natal, lid van die Springbokke wat in 1921 na Nieu-Seeland getoer het en het o.a. in die eerste internasionale wedstryd op 13 Augustus te Dunedin, N.S. gespeel. In daardie jaar was hy 25 jaar oud. Hy is in Wallis gebore.

BRONNE:
(1) Byvoegsel tot Die Huisgenoot, 17.9.1956: "1921 se Springbokke".
(2) CRAVEN, D. H.: Springbok-annale (Rugby) 1889-1964.

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