Laurie Ward

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Laurie Ward
Personal information
Full nameLawrence Robert Ward
Born(1911-03-27)27 March 1911
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1933 Eastern Suburbs 152006
1937 North Sydney 81003
Total233009
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1933–37 New South Wales 110000
1935–38 Australia 100000
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
1937 North Sydney 830538
Source: [1]

Lawrence Robert Ward (born 27 March 1911, date of death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition in the 1930s, a state and national representative full-back. [1]

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Playing career

Originally from Goulburn, New South Wales, the fast and elusive back moved to Sydney in 1933, joined Eastern Suburbs and played 15 matches for the club. Ward was selected to play for New South Wales in 1933 before leaving Sydney for Maitland where he played seasons 1934 & 1935. He was selected at full back for Country Firsts in the inaugural City v Country clash staged by CRL on 26 May 1934 [2] and the following year was selected for the national side making his Test debut in 1935 on the tour of New Zealand playing in all three Tests of the tour. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 196. [3]

In 1937 captain-coached North Sydney and that season was selected for the 1937-38 Kangaroo tour playing in all seven Tests of the tour – three against England and two against each of New Zealand and France. [4] [5]

The 1937-38 Kangaroos 1937 Aust RL Kangaroos.jpg
The 1937–38 Kangaroos

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References

  1. 1 2 "Laurie Ward – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. Pollard, Jack (1965). Gregory's Guide to Rugby League. Australia: Grenville Publishing. p197.
  3. ARL Annual Report 2005
  4. "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jim Craig
1936
Coach
North Sydney colours.svg
North Sydney

1937
Succeeded by
Bob Williams
1938–1939

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