| Ted Woodward | |
| Full Name: | John Edward Woodward |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Wycombe, Bucks, England |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight: | 15 st |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| School: | Royal Grammar School |
| Relatives: | Ron Syrett (brother-in-law) |
| Position: | Wing |
| Repyears1: | 1952–56 |
| Repcaps1: | 15 |
| Reppoints1: | 21 |
John Edward Woodward (17 April 1931 – 16 January 2017) was an English international rugby union player.
Raised in Lane End, Buckinghamshire, Woodward was the son of a butcher and picked up rugby during his time at Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, having previously been an England schools representative footballer.[1]
Woodward, at 6 ft 1 in and 15 st, was significantly larger than most wing three-quarters of his day and still possessed enough pace to be a schoolboy sprint champion. He played his rugby with Wasps and as a teenager scored a hat-trick of tries to hand them victory in the 1948 Middlesex Sevens final against Harlequins. From 1952 to 1956, Woodward gained 15 England caps, debuting as a 20-year-old. He scored six tries for England, including two in their unbeaten 1953 Five Nations-winning campaign.[2]
Woodward was the brother-in-law of England flanker Ron Syrett, through his sister Jean.[3]