Career
He played rugby as a fly-half for, among others, Munster, Leinster, Ireland, the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians. Ward was selected 1979 European rugby player of the year. Ward also played football for both Shamrock Rovers and Limerick United.
In his last season with Rovers in 1974/75 he scored 6 league goals.
Ireland He made his international debut against Scotland at Lansdowne Road on 21 January 1978 at the age of 23. He made one major tour with Ireland, to Australia in 1979.
During his career as an Ireland international he scored 113 points, including 29 penalties, 7 conversions and 4 drop goals. Munster To date Munster are the only Irish team ever to beat the All-Blacks.
British and Irish Lions Ward also played one Test game for the British and Irish Lions during the 1980 South Africa tour.
He set a Lions Test record by scoring 18 points, including 5 penalties and a drop goal. lieutenant was also a record for any player against South Africa. Journalism Since retiring as a sportsman, Ward has worked as a sports journalist, most notably with the Irish Independent, and as a rugby commentator for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
While playing rugby he had been a geography and PE teacher in Street Andrews secondary school.
Coach Ward is currently involved in Saint Gerards School in Bray, where he is coaching the Senior Rugby team and has been doing so for a number of years now. Tony was, during the "90"s, a highly valued and well respected coach for Street Andrews School in Booterstown, Ireland.
He constantly downplayed his fame and success and wouldn"t even be in the room if another coach played video footage of his legendary tries.