Veteran halfback switches clubs mid-season

Cronulla halfback Chad Townsend has joined the New Zealand Warriors, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Townsend had been rumoured with a move to the Auckland side after being chopped from the Cronulla first-team following 146 appearances.

The Warriors are willing to pay the remainder of the halfback’s contract with the Sharks – a whopping $250,000.

Townsend will likely feature for the Warriors in Round 16 when they come up against St George on Friday, July 2.