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 The 1991 Rugby World Cup () was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Six Nations Championship, Five Na ...

roster. He retired after the World Cup. In the NPC he played for Auckland.

Personal life

He is married with the former Black Fern Sandra Wihongi and he is the father of Akira and

Rieko Ioane Rieko Edward Ioane (; born 18 March 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Centre (rugby union), centre or Wing (rugby union), wing for the Blues (Super Rugby), Blues in Super Rugby and Auckland Rugby Union, Auckland in the Bu ...

, both of them playing for the All Blacks Sevens and for the

All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, is the representative men's national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of New Zealand, which is considered the country's national sport. Famed for th ...

. Another family member is Steven Ioane, who plays for Ponsonby RFC. In 2016, Ioane was named president of his former club Ponsonby RFC.

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Eddie Ioane International Statistics
1966 births Living people Rugby union players from Apia Samoan rugby union players Samoan expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Rugby union locks Samoa international rugby union players Auckland rugby union players Samoan expatriate rugby union players in Japan Black Rams Tokyo players 1991 Rugby World Cup players {{Samoa-rugbyunion-bio-stub