Eddie Ioane (born June 2, 1966) is a Samoan rugby union player. He played as lock.
Career
His first match for Samoa was against Tonga, at Apia, on June 17, 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 Five Nations Championship. This wa ...
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 professional rugby union footballer who plays as a Wing (rugby union), wing or as a Centre (rugby union), centre for New Zealand team Blues (Super Rugby), Blues in Super Rugby and the N ...
, 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 ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 198 ...
. Another of his family members is Steven Ioane, who also plays rugby union.
In 2016, Ioane was named president of his former club
Ponsonby RFC
Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Auckland, New Zealand. The club was established in 1874 and is affiliated with the Auckland Rugby Football Union. Ponsonby is the oldest extant member of the Auckland union, a ...
.
References
External links
Eddie Ioane International Statistics
1966 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Apia
Samoan rugby union players
Samoan expatriates in New Zealand
Rugby union locks
Samoa international rugby union players
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