Regan Ware | |
Fullname: | Regan Edward Ware |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1994 |
Birth Place: | Tokoroa, New Zealand |
Height: | 1.880NaN0 |
Weight: | 890NaN0 |
School: | Hamilton Boys' High School |
Position: | Wing, Centre |
Years1: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs1: | Waikato |
Apps1: | 11 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016 |
Clubs2: | Bay of Plenty |
Apps2: | 10 |
Points2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2018 |
Clubs3: | Taranaki |
Apps3: | 8 |
Points3: | 10 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | Bay of Plenty |
Apps4: | 9 |
Points4: | 5 |
Years5: | 2021 |
Clubs5: | Tasman |
Apps5: | 5 |
Points5: | 10 |
Repyears1: | 2015– |
Repteam1: | New Zealand 7s |
Repcaps1: | 303 |
Reppoints1: | 692 |
Repyears2: | 2018 |
Repteam2: | Māori All Blacks |
Repcaps2: | 1 |
Reppoints2: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 4 August 2024 |
Repupdate: | 4 August 2024 |
Show-Medals: | no |
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.[1]
Ware was named as a late signing for 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 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 .
He debuted for New Zealand at the 2015 Dubai Sevens tournament.[2] Ware was selected for the New Zealand squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] Of Māori descent, Ware affiliates to the Ngāti Korokī Kahukura and Ngāti Porou iwi.[4]
Ware was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5] [6] [7] [8] He competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[9] [10] He won a silver medal after his side lost to Fiji in the gold medal final.[11] [12] [13]
In 2024, He was named in the New Zealand sevens squad for the Paris Olympics.[14] He played in the matches against Japan and South Africa before sustaining an injury, he was replaced by Joe Webber.[15] [16]