Lance Todd
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Lancelot Beaumont "Lance" Todd (26 May 1883 – 14 November 1942) was a New Zealand-born
Early life
Todd attended
Rugby in New Zealand
Originally he played
He did not make the
He was picked for the
Rugby League in England
He was signed by
Lance Todd played left-
At the end of the
The Auckland Rugby League was recognised by England's Northern Rugby Football Union as New Zealand's governing body for the game of rugby league, with Lance Todd to act as their delegate in England.[10] In 1909 he refereed Auckland's first ever official match with Taranaki on 9 August at Victoria Park.[11] Five weeks later he refereed the return match at the Recreation Ground in New Plymouth.[12]
During November 1910, he played twice for Lancashire, when his aggregate of two tries and two goals helped seal the county title. In 1914, he transferred, unexpectedly, to Dewsbury for a fee of £450 – a huge fee at the time,[13] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £139,900 in 2013).[14] He left Dewsbury during the First World War to serve with the ANZACs.[15]
Later life
In 1928 he became the team manager at
, in front of a crowd of 51,243.. He stayed at Salford until August 1940 when club directors decided not to renew his contract whilst the country was at war with Germany.In 1933, as well his work at Salford, he became the Rugby League
Personal life and death
Lance Todd married Amy B. Samuels on 7 May 1911 at the Wigan Parish Church. Her father was Charles Samuels who was deceased prior to the wedding. Charles and had been licensee of the Crofters Arms Hotel, and had been a well known rugby player and a famous sprinter when younger.[16] They had a daughter, Patricia Elaine Todd in 1922 who died in 2004.
Later in his life he managed the Silver Grid in King Street and the Ship Hotel in Millgate prior to his appointment as manager of Salford.
Todd died in a motor accident on 14 November 1942. An inquest into his death determined a verdict of "accidental death". During
Legacy
For his work as a manager and as a radio commentator resulted in the Lance Todd Trophy being named after him. This trophy is awarded to the man of the match in the Challenge Cup Final.[17]
In 2007 Todd was inducted as one of the New Zealand Rugby League's inaugural "Legends of League".[18]
References
- ^ "Media/Downloads". Rugby League Records. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Athletics". Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 281. 27 November 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0-473-03864-1
- ^ "Racing World". Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 260. 30 October 1920. p. 13. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Jessup, Peter (18 October 2003). "Rugby League: Kiwi 100 equals Aussie 87". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ "1908–1909 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1912–1913 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1908–1909 Championship Final". cherryandwhite.co.uk. wigan.rlfans.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Press Association (1 November 1909). "NORTHERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL". The Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 107. New Zealand. p. 11. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ "Northern Union Game/A and B Match". Auckland Star. Vol. XL, no. 182. 2 August 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Auckland v Taranaki". Vol. LII, no. 192. Taranaki Daily News. 17 September 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ISBN 0-7190-4494-4
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "lance Todd: Memories of a Rugby League Legend". Past Forward. No. 38. Wigan Heritage Service. November 2004 – March 2005. p. 25.
- ^ "Rugby". Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 149. 24 June 1911. p. 16.
- ^ RFL. "Lance Todd Trophy". Rugby Football League. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ "New Zealand Rugby League Annual Report 2008" (PDF). NZRL. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
External links
- Lance Todd on the Wigan RL Fansite.
- Lance Todd at wiganwarriors.com.