Joe Webber Explained

Joe Webber
Fullname:Tevarn Joseph Webber
Birth Date:27 August 1993
Birth Place:Tokoroa, New Zealand
Height:1.860NaN0
Weight:900NaN0
School:Hamilton Boys' High School
Position:Wing, Fullback
Years1:2012–2015
Clubs1:Waikato
Apps1:23
Points1:50
Years2:2017–2021
Clubs2:Bay of Plenty
Apps2:29
Points2:95
Repyears1:2011–
Repteam1:New Zealand 7s
Repcaps1:281
Reppoints1:646
Repyears2:2013
Repteam2:New Zealand U20
Repcaps2:4
Reppoints2:5
Repyears3:2014
Repteam3:Māori All Blacks
Repcaps3:1
Reppoints3:0
Repyears4:2017
Repteam4:New Zealand Barbarians
Repcaps4:1
Reppoints4:0
Clubupdate:21 July 2024
Repupdate:21 July 2024
Show-Medals:no

Tevarn Joseph Webber (born 27 August 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team.[1] [2]

International career

He was a member of the New Zealand under-20 squad in 2013.[3] Webber was named in the sevens squad to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Webber was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Webber competed for New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[9] [10] He was initially named as a traveling reserve but was called into the squad after Regan Ware sustained an injury.[11]

Personal life

Of Māori descent, Webber affiliates to the Ngāti Ranginui and Waikato iwi.[12] His sister Jordon Webber is a member of the New Zealand women's sevens team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Blacks Sevens suffer further injuries . ESPN Staff. 22 January 2014 . 24 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Young sevens player eyes 15-a-side spot . Evan Pegden (Stuff.co.nz) . 27 September 2012 . 24 July 2014.
  3. Web site: New Zealand Rugby 7s star Joe Webber keeping his Olympic Rugby options open . UR7s.com/ . 16 October 2013 . 24 July 2014 . 8 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808174834/http://ur7s.com/news/new-zealand-rugby-7s-star-joe-webber-keeping-his-olympic-rugby-options-open . dead .
  4. Web site: Commonwealth Games Sevens squads: Latest . IRB . 16 July 2014 . 24 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728223701/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2071510.html#commonwealth+games+sevens+squads+latest . 28 July 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2022-06-29 . Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games . 2022-07-04 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: 2022-06-29 . Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games . 2022-07-04 . Stuff . en.
  7. Web site: McConnell . Lynn . 2022-08-01 . Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham . 2022-08-05 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: 2022-08-01 . NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals . 2022-08-05 . 1 News . en.
  9. Web site: 2024 . New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . 2024-07-27 . www.world.rugby.
  10. Web site: 2024 . WEBBER Joe – Paris 2024 . 2024-08-04 . olympics.com.
  11. Web site: 2024-07-25 . Athlete Changes for Paris 2024 . 2024-08-04 . olympic.org.nz . en.
  12. News: 43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics . 5 August 2016 . Te Karere . 6 August 2016.