Lance Todd
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| Cope's Cigarette card featuring Lance Todd | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Lancelot Beaumont Todd | |||||
| Born |
20 September 1874 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Died | 14 November 1942 (aged 68) Oldham, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||
| Weight | 63.5 kg (10 st 0 lb) | |||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | First five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Auckland | ||||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1908–1913 | Wigan | 185 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 392 |
| 1914–19?? | Dewsbury | |||||
| Total | 185 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 392 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1907–1908 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1910 | Lancashire | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Lancelot Beaumont "Lance" Todd (1874–1942) was a New Zealand-born rugby league footballer and manager of the early 20th century. As a player he represented his country in 1907 and 1908 and played in England for the Wigan and Dewsbury clubs. He later became the manager at Salford and led the club to three League Championships and one Challenge Cup victory.
Todd was a tailor by trade.
Originally from Otahuhu where he played rugby union, Todd later joined the Parnell club and from here made the Auckland side. He did not make the All Blacks but this was due to the tremendous talent in front of him and he was still regarded as being a special player in the Auckland scene. He was selected for the North Island in 1907 but did not play due to, along with eleven other players, refusing to sign a declaration that they would remain amateur players.
He was picked for the professional All Blacks 1907–1908 rugby tour of Great Britain and Australia and subsequently, like all members of the tour, received a life ban from the New Zealand Rugby Union. Todd had been involved in organising the tour and served on the Management Committee. During the tour he excelled at the game of rugby league, playing in four Test matches, and scoring eight tries in all games. He was one of five players who opted to stay in Great Britain at the tour's end.
He was signed by Wigan after the tour for £400 and the captaincy, and he became an outstanding centre, making 186 appearances for the club. He was later joined by fellow tourist Massa Johnston and All Black Charlie Seeling.
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