After he went up to Oxford, Ward rowed for New College against the Sydney Rowing Club at the 1912 Henley Royal Regatta. The Sydney eight won the Grand Challenge Cup. Ward replaced Keith Heritage in the Sydney eight which went on to compete as an Australasian representative eight in the 1912 Summer Olympics Men's eight race and which was knocked out in their second match race - a quarter-final. He rowed for Oxford University in 1913 and 1914.