Joe Webber

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Joe Webber
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Webber representing New Zealand during the Gold Coast Sevens
Full nameTevarn Joseph Webber
Date of birth (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Tokoroa, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
School Hamilton Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2015 Waikato 23 (50)
2017–2021 Bay of Plenty 29 (95)
Correct as of 21 July 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011– New Zealand 7s 281 (646)
2013 New Zealand U20 4 (5)
2014 Māori All Blacks 1 (0)
2017 New Zealand Barbarians 1 (0)
Correct as of 21 July 2024
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Summer Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team competition

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]

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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.

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  2. Evan Pegden (Stuff.co.nz) (27 September 2012). "Young sevens player eyes 15-a-side spot" . Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. UR7s.com/ (16 October 2013). "New Zealand Rugby 7s star Joe Webber keeping his Olympic Rugby options open". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  11. "Athlete Changes for Paris 2024". olympic.org.nz. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  12. "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.