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1970Sep, 8

Andy Ward (rugby union)

Andy Ward, Irish rugby player and coach
Andy Ward (born 8 September 1970 in Whangarei, New Zealand) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing at Ballynahinch RFC. He has played for Ireland with 28 caps, and for Ulster. At Ulster he won the Heineken Cup in 1999 when they defeated Colomiers 21–6 at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. In 2011, he became the strength and conditioning coach of the Antrim Gaelic Football team He currently runs a fitness studio in Dunadry, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Events on 1970

  • 12Jan

    Nigerian Civil War

    Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
  • 28Apr

    Richard Nixon

    Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
  • 5Sep

    101st Airborne Division

    Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.
  • 28Sep

    Gamal Abdel Nasser

    Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.
  • 8Oct

    Richard Nixon

    Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a manoeuvre to deceive world opinion".