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Dennis Ward

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Dennis Kevin Ward
Born
Thursday, 27th January, 1944
Died
Sunday, 12th December, 2021 (Aged 77 years and 319 days)
Place Of Birth
Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1969, 1973
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1969
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1972

Honours & Awards

Clive Churchill Medal
1972

Biography

C’bury junior had a season with Widnes (1965-66) before going to Wollongong in 1966. Ward returned to C’bury but could not displace Ross Kidd at halfback and moved to Manly in 1968. After playing in the club’s grand final losses in 1968 and 1970, Ward was an integral part of Manly's first premiership-winning team in 1972. A ball of energy, and a potent field goal exponent, Ward represented Australia in two Tests on the tour of NZ in 1969 - thus becoming the first C’bury junior to play for Australia. He was also a member of Australia's World Cup squad in 1972 but took on a captain-coach position with Newcastle Wests after Manly's 19-12 win over Easts in the grand final. Despite being out of the Sydney spotlight, Ward played for NSW and toured with the 1973 Kangaroos, although he did not play in a Test match on tour. He later coached the Wynnum-Manly club in Brisbane in 1977 and was Queensland RL Coaching and Development Director during the 1990s.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 5 1 6 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 3 2 1 50.00% List
World Cup - 3 1 4 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 50.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 18 1 19 3-3 -     - 2 2 13 - - - 14 3 2 73.68% List
Tour Matches Newcastle Firsts (AU)NWF - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 2 5 - 5 1-1 -     - 1 1 5 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 --- -     - 1 1 2 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 3 2 5 --- -     - 1 1 2 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 105 1 106 28-28 4     2 28 30 150 - - - 66 38 2 62.26% List
NRL Finals - 4 - 4 1-1 -     - 1 1 5 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Preseason Cup - 18 1 19 3-3 0 / 1 0.00% - 3 3 15 - - - 11 7 1 57.89% List
Midweek Cup - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  151 5 156 35-35 4     2 35 37 185 - - - 101 50 5 64.74% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1969, 1972   5 1 6 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 3 2 1 50.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1969-1972   3 1 4 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1965, 1968, 1972   2 1 3 --- -     - - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1969, 1973   5 - 5 1-1 -     - 1 1 5 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1969   1 - 1 --- -     - 1 1 2 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Newcastle (AU) 1974-75   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1975   - 1 1 --- -     - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19641964 NSWRFL   6 - 62-2 4     - - - 14 - - - - 6 - 0.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19651965 NSWRFL   18 - 184-4 -     - - - 12 - - - 5 13 - 27.78% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19671967 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- -     - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
ManlyManly 19681968 NSWRFL   23 1 245-5 -     - 14 14 43 - - - 16 7 1 66.67% List
ManlyManly 19691969 NSWRFL   15 - 153-3 -     - 3 3 15 - - - 10 5 - 66.67% List
ManlyManly 19701970 NSWRFL   15 - 152-2 -     - 11 11 28 - - - 12 3 - 80.00% List
ManlyManly 19711971 NSWRFL   5 - 52-2 -     - - - 6 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
ManlyManly 19721972 NSWRFL   21 - 2110-10 -     2 - 2 32 - - - 18 2 1 85.71% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1964-65, 1967   26 - 26 6-6 4     - - - 26 - - - 5 21 - 19.23% List
Manly 1968-72   79 1 80 22-22 -     2 28 30 124 - - - 61 17 2 76.25% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello

Sources: RFL Player Registers