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|yearAend = 19821985

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|yearBend = 19841988

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'''Anthony Joseph Patrick Ward''' (born 8 October 1954, [[Dublin]], Ireland), commonly referred to as '''Tony Ward''', is an Irish former [[rugby union]] and [[soccerassociation (football)|football]] player during the 1970s and 1980s. He played rugby as a [[Fly-half (rugby union)|fly-half]] for, among others, [[Munster Rugby|Munster]], [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]], {{Nrut|Ireland}}, the [[British and Irish Lions]] and the [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]]. Ward was selected 1979 European rugby player of the year.

Ward won 19 caps for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] between 1978 and 1987. He made his international debut against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] at [[Lansdowne Road]] on 21 January 1978 at the age of 23., He helpedhelping Ireland win 12–9. and duringDuring the [[1978 Five Nations Championship]] he scored 38 points, a record for a debutant. He made one major tour with Ireland, to [[1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia|Australia in 1979]]. During his career as an Ireland international he scored 113 points, including 29 penalties, 7 [[Try (rugby)|conversions]] and 4 [[drop goal]]s. He played his last game for Ireland on 3 June 1987 in a 32–9 win over [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] during the [[1987 Rugby World Cup]]. Ward retired from international duty after the [[1988 Ireland rugby union tour of France]] where he scored the winning points for the first win in France since 1972 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/all-for-one-and-one-for-all-how-the-forgotten-irish-musketeers-ended-their-french-drought-far-from-paris/a1100315428.html | title=All for one, and one for all – How the forgotten Irish musketeers ended their French drought far from Paris | date=31 January 2024 }}</ref>

Leinsterman Ward also inspired Munster to a [[History of rugby union matches between Munster and New Zealand|legendary win over New Zealand]], scoring two drop goals and a conversion in a 12–0 victory at [[Thomond Park]] on 31 October [[1978 All Black Grand Slam tour|1978]]. To date Munster are the only Irish provincial men's team ever to beat the All-Blacks, although having played them far more frequently than any other province and joining dozens of smaller Welsh clubs and English regions who defeated mid-week All Black teams over the same period. For more information, please visit the Munster relevance and fantasy museum. Trophies from recent decades pending.

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[[Category:AssociationRugby footballersunion players from County Dublin (city)]]

[[Category:British and& Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland]]