Joe_Ward_(rugby_union)
Joe Ward (rugby union)
NZ rugby union player
Joe Ward (born 3 June 1980 in Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand) is a rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership after signing from London Wasps in the Summer of 2011.
| Birth name | Joseph Campbell Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1980-06-03) 3 June 1980 (age 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dannevirke, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Otago Polytechnic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Massey University University of St Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ward captained New Zealand U19 at the 1999 Junior World Championship, as well as representing the New Zealand U21 side in 2001.
Ward represented North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship.
Ward scored his only try for the Hurricanes against the Crusaders on his debut in the opening round of the 2003 Super 12 season.[2]
Ward made 31 Super 12 appearances in all, generally as replacement for Andrew Hore his last appearance featuring in a 2005 Super 12 semi-final defeat to the Crusaders.[3]
Ward joined London Wasps for the 2005–06 season.[4] In his first season at the club, he was part of the Wasps side that won the Powergen Cup.[5] He also achieved League success as Wasps won the final of the 2007–08 Guinness Premiership.[6] Ward also played in the 2007 Heineken Cup Final, against the Leicester Tigers.[7]
His club form led to Ward being named in the England Saxons squad for the 2008–2009 season on 1 July 2008.[8] He subsequently made his England Saxons debut against Portugal,[9] and also appeared in the final of the 2009 Churchill Cup.[10]
In February 2011 it was announced Ward would join Sale Sharks on a 2-year contract for the 2011/12 season.[11]
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Sale Sharks – Joe Ward profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Crusaders run riot against Hurricanes". ESPN Scrum. 22 February 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- "Hurricanes v Crusaders". Hurricanes official site. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- "New Wasp flies in to London". Sky Sports. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- "Scarlets 10–26 Wasps". BBC. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- "Guinness Premiership final". BBC. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- "Heineken Cup final: Leicester 9–25 Wasps". BBC. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- "Tindall left out of England squad". BBC. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- "Spirited Saxons put Portugal to the sword". Rugby Football Union. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- "Ireland A 49–22 England Saxons". BBC. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | Aviva Premiership". www.planetrugby.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.