Jodi-Ann Ward (born 1 September 1994) is a

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player who plays in the Australian

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league for the

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. She has also represented the

at an international level since 2017.

Career

Ward made her international debut in late 2017 against

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at the age of 22. She was also selected for the Jamaican netball team to take part at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was a key member of the Jamaican squad which stunned

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in the bronze medal match as a part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. As of October 2019 she has attained 25 test caps. Ward has played domestic netball in several countries. Her career began in the Jamaican elite league for St. Catherine Racers in 2017, before she was signed by UK

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club the

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ahead of the 2019 season. Ward played in England for one year before being signed by the

for the 2020 Australian season.

References

1994 births Living people Jamaican netball players Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Netball Superleague players Collingwood Magpies Netball players 2019 Netball World Cup players Jamaican expatriate netball people in Australia Jamaican expatriate netball people in England Severn Stars players Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 2023 Netball World Cup players {{Jamaica-netball-bio-stub