Eddie Ioane | |
Birth Date: | 1966 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Apia, Samoa |
Ru Position: | Lock |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1990–1991 |
Clubs1: | Ricoh[1] |
Repyears1: | 1990–1991 |
Repteam1: | Samoa |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Relatives: | Akira Ioane (son) Rieko Ioane (son) |
Spouse: | Sandra Wihongi |
Eddie Ioane (born 2 June 1966) is a Samoan rugby union player. He played as lock.
His 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]
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 of his family members is Steven Ioane, who also plays rugby union.[4]
In 2016, Ioane was named president of his former club Ponsonby RFC.[5]