Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Kevin Allan Ward
- Born
- Monday, 5th August, 1957
- Current Age
- 67 years and 46 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
- 1987
- Challenge Cup
- 1985/1986
- Yorkshire Cup
- 1981/1982, 1986/1987
- Lancashire Cup
- 1991/1992
Biography
Rugged Great Britain prop came to Castleford from the Stanley Rangers (Wakefield) amateur club at age 20. Ward's form for Great Britain against the 1986 Kangaroos brought him to the attention of the Manly club and he came to Australia the following season. Although having to return to England toward the end of the season, he was flown back to play in Manly's grand final win over Canberra in 1987 and produced a tireless display in the hot conditions. Ward returned to Australia the following year with the Lions and played in all three Tests as well as representing the ‘Rest of the World’ team that lost to Australia. The 30-year-old prop stayed on to finish the 1988 season with Manly and two years later, was used as a reserve forward in the Ashes series against the Kangaroos. Ward joined St Helens in 1990, where he finished his career in the early 1990s.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| The Ashes | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain Under 24s | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | 0 | 41.18% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | St Helens | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 1 | 35 | 7 | - | - | 24 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| English Championship | - | 256 | 47 | - | - | 162 | 148 | 97 | 11 | 57.81% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | - | 14 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 35.71% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 30 | 7 | - | - | 23 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 56.67% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | 2 | 27 | 5 | - | - | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 74.07% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - UK | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1984, 1986-90, 1992 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | 0 | 52.94% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1984-1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Rest Of The World | 1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1984-1992 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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England - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain U24 | 1980 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.91% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | 1987-88 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Castleford | 1980/81 | 34 | 13 | - | - | 39 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 61.76% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1981/82 | 27 | 13 | - | - | 39 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1982/83 | 28 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 60.71% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1983/84 | 30 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1984/85 | 28 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 46.43% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1985/86 | 34 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 58.82% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1986/87 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 68.00% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1987/88 | 26 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 46.15% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1988/89 | 29 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 58.62% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1989/90 | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 52.17% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1990/91 | 29 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 55.17% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1991/92 | 35 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1992/93 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 73.91% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Castleford | 1980-89 | 284 | 63 | - | - | 216 | 164 | 109 | 11 | 57.75% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1990-92 | 87 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 58 | 26 | 3 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1980-1993 | 371 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 222 | 135 | 14 | 59.84% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
Your Say
26/12/2013
Kevin was one of the toughest poms to come to australia, without him in my opinion Manly would not have made let alone win the 87 grand final, thanks Big Kev , from an appreciative Manly fan......
Malroon
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