Regan Edward Ware (born 7 August 1994) is a New Zealand rugby sevens and

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player. He debuted for New Zealand at the

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tournament. Ware was selected for the

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squad for the

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. Of

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descent, Ware affiliates to the

Ngāti Korokī Kahukura Ngāti Korokī Kahukura is a Māori people, Māori iwi of the Maungatautari area of the Waikato in New Zealand. It was formed by the coming together of two related hapū, Ngāti Korokī and Ngāti Kahukura. It has historic affiliations with Ngāti ...

and

Ngāti Porou Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou is affiliated with the 28th Maori Battalion and has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zealand ...

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. Ware was part of the

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squad that won a bronze medal at the

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. He competed at the

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. He won a silver medal after his side lost to

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in the gold medal final.

Tasman

Ware was named as a late signing for during the

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after a season ending injury to

Mark Telea Mark Evander Tele'a (born 6 December 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Super Rugby club Blues and the New Zealand national team. Club career After showing promising form for during the 2019 M ...

. He made his debut for Tasman in Round 5 of the competition against at

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, 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 .

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ware, Regan 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