Eddie Ioane Explained

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.

Career

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]

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 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rieko Ioane values 'family history with Japan' as All Blacks prepare for Bledisloe battle. Stuff. en. 2020-02-04.
  2. Web site: 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 . 14 January 2024 .
  3. Web site: Toby Robson . Akira Ioane brings size, pedigree to NZ sevens . Stuff.co.nz . 2014-02-05 . 2017-01-14.
  4. Web site: 2017-04-29. Hospitalised All Black relative's family 'doing as good as they can be'. 2021-05-01. Stuff. en.
  5. Web site: Ponsonby Rugby Club - Management. 2021-05-01. www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz.