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Tony WARD

Tony Ward - Ireland (Rugby) - International rugby matches for Ireland.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 17 February 1979

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    • POSITION
      Fly Half
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 08 October 1954
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Dublin, Ireland.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Ireland (Rugby)
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Tony WARD - Ireland (Rugby) - International rugby matches for Ireland.

Career Record: Played 19, Won 5, Drew 2, Lost 12.


Test Points: 113 Tries: 0 Penalties: 29 Conversions: 7 Drop Goals: 4.


 

1978 v Scotland (Dublin) W 12-9 (FN)
1978 v France (Paris) L 10-9 (FN)
1978 v Wales (Dublin) L 20-16 (FN)
1978 v England (Twickenham) L 15-9 (FN)

1978 v New Zealand (Dublin) L 10-6

 

1979 v France (Dublin) D 9-9 (FN)
1979 v Wales (Cardiff) L 24-21 (FN)
1979 v England (Dublin) W 12-7 (FN)

1979 v Scotland (Murrayfield) D 11-11 (FN)

 

1981 v Wales (Cardiff) L 9-8 (FN)
1981 v England (Dublin) L 10-6 (FN)
1981 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 10-9 (FN)

1981 v Australia (Dublin) L 16-12

 

1983 v England (R) (Dublin) W 25-15 (FN)

 

1984 v England (Twickenham) L 12-9 (FN)
1984 v Scotland (Dublin) L 32-9 (FN)
1986 v Scotland (Dublin) L 10-9 (FN)
1987 v Canada (Dunedin) W 46-19 (W.Cup)
1987 v Tonga (Brisbane) W 32-9 (W.Cup)

Won 1 British Lions Cap in 1980 against South

Africa, setting a Lions record of 18 points in a

Test match (5 penalties and a drop goal)

and a record for any player against South Africa.
It was Tony's only Lions Test and he finished the
tour with 48 points in his five games.

Tony scored 113 points in his 19 Ireland games.

In 1978 (aged 23) he scored 38 points in his
debut Five Nations season which was a record.

In 1978 he kicked two drop goals and a
conversion as Munster became the first Irish
side to beat the All-Blacks in Ireland (12-0).