Edward Percival Ward (28 June 1899 — 25 September 1958) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.
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| Full name | Edward Percival Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 June 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 September 1958 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ward was born in Timaru and attended the Waimataitai school.[1]
A strongly built utility forward, Ward began in provincial rugby at South Canterbury in 1921. He next played with Canterbury and then in 1927 featured for his third union when he was transferred to Taranaki for work. It was from Taranaki that he won an All Blacks call up in 1928, as their sole representative on the tour of South Africa, where he made 10 uncapped appearances.[2] He captained Taranaki against the 1930 British Lions.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mr E.P. Ward". The Press. 29 September 1958.
- ^ "The All Black Tour". Taranaki Daily News. 22 March 1928.
- ^ "Pat Ward #335". stats.allblacks.com.