Peter Ward (rugby union)
| Full name | Peter M. Ward[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1876[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand[1] | ||
| Date of death | unknown | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | fly-half[1] | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1899[1] | Australia | 4[1] | (0)[1] |
Peter M. Ward (born 5 November 1876 – died 19??) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
A fly-half, he was born in Invercargill, New Zealand and claimed a total of four international rugby caps for Australia. His Test debut was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side.
Due to funding constraints he was one of only six New South Wales players (Charlie Ellis, Hyram Marks, Lonnie Spragg, Bob McCowan, and Robert Challoner were the others) selected to make the trip to Brisbane four weeks later for the second Test.[2] His performance in that match was noted as excellent by the press.[3]
Ward (front row, centre) in the Australian rugby union team 1899
References
Further reading
- Bray, Gordon (1996). Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby. Harper Collins Publishers (Australia) Pty. ISBN 0732251583.
- Howell, Max (2005). Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains. Celebrity Books (2005). ISBN 1877252182.
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