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
- Web site: All Blacks Sevens suffer further injuries . ESPN Staff . 22 January 2014 . 24 July 2014.
- Web site: Young sevens player eyes 15-a-side spot . Evan Pegden (Stuff.co.nz) . 27 September 2012 . 24 July 2014.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: 29 June 2022 . Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games . 4 July 2022 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
- Web site: 29 June 2022 . Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games . 4 July 2022 . Stuff . en.
- Web site: McConnell . Lynn . 1 August 2022 . Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham . 5 August 2022 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
- Web site: 1 August 2022 . NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals . 5 August 2022 . 1 News . en.
- Web site: 2024 . New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . 27 July 2024 . www.world.rugby.
- Web site: WEBBER Joe . 4 August 2024 . Paris 2024 Olympics.
- Web site: 25 July 2024 . Athlete Changes for Paris 2024 . 4 August 2024 . olympic.org.nz . en.
- News: 43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics . 5 August 2016 . Te Karere . 6 August 2016.