• Source: Zac Ward

      • Zac Ward (born 11 December 1998) is an Irish rugby union player. He represents Ireland internationally at Rugby Sevens, and joined Ulster on a trial basis ahead of the 2024–25 season. He is the son of former International Andy Ward.


      Early life


      By 2004, Ward was already playing age group rugby in Ulster. He attended Down High School, and Hartpury College.


      Career


      In November 2021, Ward was called up to the Ireland Sevens squad for the World Rugby Sevens Series event in Dubai. In May 2023, Ward featured as Ireland finished sixth at the World Rugby Sevens Series event in London. Ward was then selected for the Ireland squad for the 2023 European Games held in Kraków in June 2023. Ward played with in the final against Great Britain, with Ireland winning gold in the tournament and therefore qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games. In May 2024 he won the Men's Sevens Players' Player of the Year in the Rugby Players Ireland Awards.
      In June 2024, he was confirmed in the Irish squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics. In August 2024 He joined Ulster on a trial basis until the autumn international window. He was named in the Ulster starting XV for his debut in the European Rugby Champions Cup against Union Bordeaux Bègles on 14 December 2024.


      Personal life


      He is the son of former rugby union International Andy Ward and was born during his father’s triumphant 1998–99 Heineken Cup campaign with Ulster Rugby.


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