Danny Ward
Personal information
Born	June 15, 1980 (1980-06-15) (age 29)
	Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	16 st 7 lbs (105 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop/Second Row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999–2006	Leeds Rhinos	135				41
2006	Castleford Tigers	25				8
2007	Hull Kingston Rovers	30				0
2008–	Harlequins RL	23				4
	Total	213	0	0	0	53
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004	Great Britain	1				0

Danny Ward (born 15 June, 1980 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is an English professional rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL in Europe's Super League. His usual position is as at Prop-forward. Ward is also a Great Britain international.

[edit] Leeds Rhinos

Ward is the son of former Leeds captain and coach David Ward. He was signed for Leeds from Dewsbury Moor, and made his debut as a substitute against Sheffield in 1999. He was named the Leeds Alliance Player of the Year in 2000, before becoming a regular first team member the following season.

One of his highlights in 2002 was a field goal in a victory at the Boulevard on his 21st birthday. Ward emulated his father by playing in the Challenge Cup Final in 2003. In 2004 he made 14 first team starts and 12 substitute appearances, and scored a try in the 46-28 win over Wakefield, in addition to playing in the Grand Final. In his final season with Leeds, Ward scored a try in the Challenge Cup Final against Hull and in the Grand Final qualifying win at St Helens' that took the Rhinos back to Old Trafford for the Grand Final. He left Leeds before the 2006 Super League season to join Castleford.

Ward first played at international level for the Great Britain Academy before being selected for John Kear's England Under 21 squad for the tour of South Africa at the end of the 2001 season. England won the First Test 112-6 in the first test and the second 74-14. In 2002 he was selected in the England A squad to play New Zealand at Griffin Park, losing 12-34. He then was part of the squad to tour Fiji and Tonga. In 2004 Ward made the transition into the senior Great Britain team making his debut as a substitute against New Zealand in the Tri Nations competition.

[edit] Castleford Tigers

At the beginning of the 2006 season, Ward was released after an unsavoury incident. He joined the Castleford Tigers, who had just been promoted from National League One. Ward adapted well to his new surroundings and one of his highlights that year was a try in the 31-30 victory over his former employers at the Jungle. However, his efforts were not enough to save Castleford from relegation.

[edit] Hull Kingston Rovers

For the 2007 season, he like Luke Dyer, a fellow teammate of his at Castleford, moved east to pastures new at Craven Park with Hull Kingston Rovers. So far, Ward has yet to make the impact that he did at both Leeds and Castleford, but his presence presents a danger to any defence in the whole of Super League.

[edit] Harlequins RL

He was Released from Hull KR on September 17 2007. He signed a two year deal with Harlequins RL starting from the 2008 season. ^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Quins profile
• Profile at leedsrugby
• Hull KR profile
• Danny Ward ready to put Hull to the sword
• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

[edit] Video

• Ward delighted with Castleford move