Eddie Ioane

Eddie Ioane

Date of birth	(1966-06-02) 2 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Apia, Samoa
Notable relative(s)	Akira Ioane (son) Rieko Ioane (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Ricoh[1] () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–1991 Auckland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–1991 Samoa 5 (0)

Eddie Ioane (born 2 June 1966) is a Samoan rugby union player. He played as lock.

Career

Ioane's first match for Samoa was against Tonga, at Apia, on 17 June 1990. He was also part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster. He retired after the World Cup. In the NPC he played for Auckland.[2]

Personal life

He is married with the former Black Fern Sandra Wihongi and he is the father of Akira and Rieko Ioane, both of them playing for the All Blacks Sevens[3] and for the All Blacks. Another family member is Steven Ioane, who plays for Ponsonby RFC.[4]

In 2016, Ioane was named president of his former club Ponsonby RFC.[5]

References

1. "Rieko Ioane values 'family history with Japan' as All Blacks prepare for Bledisloe battle". Stuff. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
2. "It's always worth reading about again the day Manu Samoa arrived on the Rugby World Cup scene and beat Wales". Keith Quinn Rugby. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
3. Toby Robson (5 February 2014). "Akira Ioane brings size, pedigree to NZ sevens". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
4. "Hospitalised All Black relative's family 'doing as good as they can be'". Stuff. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
5. "Ponsonby Rugby Club - Management". www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links

• Eddie Ioane International Statistics