Ronald Henry Ward (1 December 1915 – 1 August 2000) was a New Zealand

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player. A flanker, Clark represented , and, briefly, at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1936 and 1937, playing four matches for the team including three internationals. Ward's playing career was effectively truncated by

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, but between 1957 and 1961 he was coach and selector of the Southland team.

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