Jeremy Ward (rugby union) Jeremy Ward (rugby union) Jeremy Charles Ward (born 10 January 1996 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is centre. Born and bred in Port Elizabeth, Ward attended the city's Grey High School, where he played rugby union and water polo. In 2012, he was included in the Eastern Province Under-16 squad that participated at the Grant Khomo Week tournament, where he played in all three of their matches, scoring two points via a conversion in
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