Facts: - teama: auckland - triesd: 0 - goalsd: 0 - fieldgoalsd: 0 - birth date: 23 january 1900 - teamb: north island - teamd: new zealand - yearcstart: 1928 - death date: 26 september 1973 - new: yes - retired: yes - updaron: 15 october 2012 - name: alf townsend - pointsd: 0 - yearestart: 1929 - position: hk - teamc: otago - yeareend: 1931 - yearcend: 1931 - fullname: alfred charles townsend - teame: south island - yearbstart: 1925 - yearastart: 1921 - yeardstart: 1928 - appearancesd: 1 - yearaend: 1925 - club: city rovers -lrb- arl -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alf townsend .
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alfred '' alf '' charles townsend -lrb- 23 january 1900 -- 26 september 1973 -rrb- was a new zealand rugby league footballer of the 1920s , playing for new zealand in 1928 , as a during the era of contested scrums .