Chad Townsend

Chad Townsend (born 10 January 1991) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a halfback for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from 2011-2013 as halfback and five-eighth before playing as a five-eighth for the New Zealand Warriors from 2014-2015. Townsend returned to the Sharks in 2016 as halfback, winning the 2016 NRL Grand Final, and was the only local junior in the clubs maiden premiership before joining the Warriors in mid-2021 at halfback before moving to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2022, co-captaining the side from 2022-23 as-well as filling in twice in 2024. He represented NSW City at halfback twice and the Prime Minister's XIII off the bench once.