diff --git a/src/Routing/Route/RegexRoute.php b/src/Routing/Route/RegexRoute.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace WellRESTed\Routing\Route;
+
+class RegexRoute extends Route
+{
+    private $pattern;
+
+    public function __construct($pattern, $middleware)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($middleware);
+        $this->pattern = $pattern;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $requestTarget
+     * @param array $captures
+     * @return bool
+     * @throws \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function matchesRequestTarget($requestTarget, &$captures = null)
+    {
+        $matched = @preg_match($this->pattern, $requestTarget, $captures);
+        if ($matched) {
+            return true;
+        } elseif ($matched === false) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException("Invalid regular expression: " . $this->pattern);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/Routing/Route/RegexRouteTest.php b/test/tests/unit/Routing/Route/RegexRouteTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace WellRESTed\Test\Unit\Routing\Route;
+
+use Prophecy\Argument;
+use WellRESTed\Routing\Route\RegexRoute;
+
+/**
+ * @covers WellRESTed\Routing\Route\RegexRoute
+ * @uses WellRESTed\Routing\Route\Route
+ */
+class RegexRouteTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    private $request;
+    private $response;
+    private $middleware;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->request = $this->prophesize("\\Psr\\Http\\Message\\ServerRequestInterface");
+        $this->response = $this->prophesize("\\Psr\\Http\\Message\\ResponseInterface");
+        $this->middleware = $this->prophesize("\\WellRESTed\\Routing\\MiddlewareInterface");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider matchingRouteProvider
+     */
+    public function testMatchesPattern($pattern, $path)
+    {
+        $route = new RegexRoute($pattern, $this->middleware->reveal());
+        $this->assertTrue($route->matchesRequestTarget($path));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider matchingRouteProvider
+     */
+    public function testExtractsCaptures($pattern, $path, $expectedCaptures)
+    {
+        $route = new RegexRoute($pattern, $this->middleware->reveal());
+        $route->matchesRequestTarget($path, $captures);
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedCaptures, $captures);
+    }
+
+    public function matchingRouteProvider()
+    {
+        return [
+            ["~/cat/[0-9]+~", "/cat/2", [0 => "/cat/2"]],
+            ["#/dog/.*#", "/dog/his-name-is-bear", [0 => "/dog/his-name-is-bear"]],
+            ["~/cat/([0-9]+)~", "/cat/2", [
+                0 => "/cat/2",
+                1 => "2"
+            ]],
+            ["~/dog/(?<id>[0-9+])~", "/dog/2", [
+                0 => "/dog/2",
+                1 => "2",
+                "id" => "2"
+            ]]
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider mismatchingRouteProvider
+     */
+    public function testFailsToMatchMismatchingPattern($pattern, $path)
+    {
+        $route = new RegexRoute($pattern, $this->middleware->reveal());
+        $this->assertFalse($route->matchesRequestTarget($path));
+    }
+
+    public function mismatchingRouteProvider()
+    {
+        return [
+            ["~/cat/[0-9]+~", "/cat/molly"],
+            ["~/cat/[0-9]+~", "/dog/bear"],
+            ["#/dog/.*#", "/dog"]
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider invalidRouteProvider
+     * @expectedException  \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function testThrowsExceptionOnInvalidPattern($pattern)
+    {
+        $route = new RegexRoute($pattern, $this->middleware->reveal());
+        $route->matchesRequestTarget("/");
+    }
+
+    public function invalidRouteProvider()
+    {
+        return [
+            ["~/unterminated"],
+            ["/nope"]
+        ];
+    }
+}