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Full name | Michael Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Oldham, England | 10 February 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 20 st 2 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 14 February 2021 |
Michael Ward (born 10 February 1991) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship. [3]
He previously played for Oldham in League 1 and the Championship.
Ward was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
In 2016, he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers. [4]
Ward previously played for the Oldham in the Kingstone Press Championship.
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