Regan Ware

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]

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) 2025– Hyderabad Heroes () 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

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.^[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]