Lancelot Beaumont "Lance" Todd (26 May 1883 – 14 November 1942) was a New Zealand-born rugby league footballer and manager of the early 20th century.

[2] Todd attended Kings College which at that time was based in Remuera, Auckland, before later relocating to Ōtāhuhu.

[5] Originally he played rugby union in the Ōtāhuhu area, with his senior debut being for the Suburbs club.

They were a side made up of players who lived outside a 10-mile radius of the city centre and struggled to practice for obvious reasons.

He first made the Auckland side in 1905, making his debut against Hawke's Bay on 12 August where he scored a try and kicked 2 conversions in their win.

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.

Lance Todd played at centre in Wigan's 10–9 victory over Oldham in the 1908 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, on Saturday 19 December 1908,[7] and played at centre and scored a try in the 21–5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1912 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1912–13 season at Weaste, Salford, on Wednesday 11 December 1912.

[8] At the end of the 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season Todd played at centre in Wigan's victory over Oldham in the Championship Final.

[9] He was also a member of the first Wigan Rugby League Challenge Cup Final line-up, which they lost to Broughton Rangers in 1911.

He stayed at Salford until August 1940 when club directors decided not to renew his contract whilst the country was at war with Germany.

"Mr Lance B. Todd presents running commentary on....." the rugby league game of the day was very common in the Radio listings during the 1930s.