“Tony Ward is the most important rugby player in Ireland. His legs are far more important to his country than even those of Marlene Dietrich were to the film industry. A little hairier, maybe, but a pair of absolute winners.”

C.M.H. Gibson

Wales v Ireland match programme (1979).

Rugby has grown hugely in popularity and interest in Ireland since the days of Tony Ward.
Professsionalism in the sport has led to greater advances in training, fitness, diet and expectations of everyone involved in the game.

Sportslawn provide the highest standards of all weather training surfaces and pitches which meet today’s high expectation’s.