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 was ...

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 or as a centre for New Zealand team Blues in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national team. In his youth career, he was select ...

, both of them playing for the

All Blacks Sevens The New Zealand national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. They have won a record twelve World Rugby Sevens Series titles. The team has been of ...

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 1987 ...

. 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 {{Samoa-rugbyunion-bio-stub