Dan Ward-Smith
| Birth name | Daniel Ward-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 January 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Budehaven Community College Waiopehu College Awatapu College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Massey University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Ward-Smith (born 2 January 1978) is a former New Zealand-born English rugby union player who played at number eight for Bristol & London Wasps. He also covered flanker and second row, which made him a massive forward to have in the Wasps squad.
Ward-Smith was born in Palmerston North but spent his early childhood in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. He moved back to his hometown with his family when he was 13.
After attending both Awatapu College and Waiopehu College he studied at Massey University.