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Regan Ware

Ware representing New Zealand during the Summer Olympics
Full name	Regan Edward Ware
Date of birth	(1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Tokoroa, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)
School	Hamilton Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2015 Waikato 11 (0) 2016 Bay of Plenty 10 (5) 2018 Taranaki 8 (10) 2020 Bay of Plenty 9 (5) 2021 Tasman 5 (10) Correct as of 4 August 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015– New Zealand 7s 303 (692) 2018 Māori All Blacks 1 (5) Correct as of 4 August 2024
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  New Zealand Summer Olympics 2020 Tokyo Team competition Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition 2018 Gold Coast Team competition Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 Cape Town Team competition

Regan Edward Ware (born 7 August 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team.

Club career

Ware was named as a late signing for Tasman during the 2021 Bunnings NPC after a season ending injury to Mark Tele'a. He made his debut for Tasman in Round 5 of the competition against Southland at Lansdowne Park, coming off the bench and scoring a try in a 51–14 win for the Mako. The side went on to make the final before losing 23–20 to Waikato.

International career

He debuted for New Zealand at the 2015 Dubai Sevens tournament. Ware was selected for the New Zealand squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Of Māori descent, Ware affiliates to the Ngāti Korokī Kahukura and Ngāti Porou iwi.

Ware was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. He won a silver medal after his side lost to Fiji in the gold medal final.

In 2024, He was named in the New Zealand sevens squad for the Paris Olympics. He played in the matches against Japan and South Africa before sustaining an injury, he was replaced by Joe Webber.

References

1. "Team tracker: Rugby sevens". 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016 – via New Zealand Herald.
2. Bidwell, Hamish (28 January 2016). "Ware in sevens wonderland". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
3. "Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games | New Zealand Olympic Team". 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
4. Tiananga, Tamati (30 January 2019). "Ware weary of cutthroat Sydney 7's comp". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
5. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
6. "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
7. McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
8. "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
9. "NZ squads named for Rugby World Cup Sevens". NZ Herald. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
10. "New Zealand Sevens teams named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". allblacks.com. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
11. Julian, Adam (12 September 2022). "New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town". allblacks.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
12. "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town". 1 News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
13. Wilson, Sam (11 September 2022). "Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town". Stuff. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
14. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics". allblacks.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
15. "Athlete Changes for Paris 2024". olympic.org.nz. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
16. "WARE Regan". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

External links

• Regan Ware at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
• Regan Ware at Olympics.com
• Regan Ware at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Regan Ware at Olympedia

• Living people
• New Zealand international rugby sevens players
• Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand
• 1994 births
• Waikato rugby union players
• New Zealand rugby union players
• Rugby union players from Tokoroa
• Rugby union wings
• New Zealand male rugby sevens players
• Ngāti Porou people
• Bay of Plenty rugby union players
• Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
• Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
• Ngāti Korokī Kahukura people
• Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
• Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand
• Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Taranaki rugby union players
• Tasman rugby union players
• Māori All Blacks players
• Rugby union centres
• Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School
• Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen