Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Richard Townsend
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1983
Biography
Newtown junior was graded as a 16-year-old in the club's third grade side in the code's pioneer season of 1908. Townsend returned to the Newtown juniors before making a comeback to grade in 1913. An imposing six-foot forward, he played for Australia in two Tests on the tour of NZ in 1919 before representing with the 1921-22 Kangaroos. A NSW rep against Queensland and England in 1920, Townsend played in the back row in Australia's Second Test win over England at Hull and in 12 other matches.
Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1919 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||
| Overall | 1919 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1920 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||
| Overall | 1920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |||||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1913 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1914 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1915 | ? | 5 | - | - | 15 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1916 | ? | 3 | - | - | 9 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1917 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1918 | ? | 4 | - | - | 12 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1919 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1920 | ? | 4 | - | - | 12 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1921 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1922 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Overall | 1913-1922 | ? | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newtown | 1913-22 | ? | 25 | - | - | 75 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Overall | 1913-1922 | ? | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Last modified: Mon, 13 May 2013 22:21:12 +1000 (Sydney time)

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