Career
He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for nine seasons between 1990-1993 and 1997-2001, the Illawarra Steelers for one season in 1994, the Sydney Roosters for one season in 1995 and Street Helens as a prop and in the second-row. He played over 100 first grade games during his long NRL career. In 1998 he was fined $10,000 for racial vilification, when he made a derogatory remark to Anthony Mundine.
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Ward played for Street Helens Reconstruction Finance Corporation at prop forward in their 2002 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls.
Ward played from the interchange bench in Saints" 38-0 loss. He relinquished membership of the board in late 2011 when he was named coach of the NSW Cup team