Background
Ward is the son of former Leeds captain and coach David Ward.
Ward is the son of former Leeds captain and coach David Ward.
Ward is currently Andrew Henderson"s assistant coach at the London Broncos since 2015, previously head coach of the u19s. He was signed for Leeds from Dewsbury Moor, and made his début as a substitute against Sheffield Eagles in 1999. 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.
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. 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. Ward played for the at prop forward in their 2004 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls.
In 2004 Ward made the transition into the senior Great Britain team making his début as a substitute against New Zealand in the Tri Nations competition.
As Super League IX champions, the Rhinos faced 2004 NRL season premiers, the Bulldogs in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Ward played as a prop forward in Leeds" 39-32 victory. He played for the Rhinos at prop forward in their 2005 Super League Grand Final loss against Bradford Bulls.
He left Leeds before the 2006 Super League season to join Castleford.
At the beginning of the 2006"s Super League XI, Ward was released after an unsavoury incident. He joined the, 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.
Foreign the 2007 season, he like Luke Dyer, a teammate of his at Castleford, moved east to pastures new at Craven Park with 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.
He was released from Hull KR on 17 September 2007. He signed a two-year deal with starting from the 2008 season. Coaching Ward was the head coach of the London Broncos u19s for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
He is currently the assistant coach from 2015.