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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is married with the former [[Black Ferns|Black Fern]] Sandra Wihongi and he is the father of [[Akira Ioane|Akira]] and [[Rieko Ioane]], both of them playing for the [[All Blacks Sevens]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Toby Robson |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/9685585/Akira-Ioane-brings-size-pedigree-to-NZ-sevens |title=Akira Ioane brings size, pedigree to NZ sevens |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=2014-02-05 |accessdate=2017-01-14}}</ref> and for the [[All Blacks]].
He is married with the former [[Black Ferns|Black Fern]] Sandra Wihongi and he is the father of [[Akira Ioane|Akira]] and [[Rieko Ioane]], both of them playing for the [[All Blacks Sevens]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Toby Robson |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/9685585/Akira-Ioane-brings-size-pedigree-to-NZ-sevens |title=Akira Ioane brings size, pedigree to NZ sevens |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=2014-02-05 |accessdate=2017-01-14}}</ref> and for the [[All Blacks]]. Another of his family members is Steven Ioane, who also plays rugby union<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-29|title=Hospitalised All Black relative's family 'doing as good as they can be'|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/92043197/hospitalised-all-black-relatives-family-doing-as-good-as-they-can-be|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref>.


In 2016, Ioane was named president of his former club [[Ponsonby RFC]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/537a9defe4b0f8eee6128338/t/591bb04dff7c50aaa2daac10/1494986833052/Eddie+Ioane+2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ponsonby Rugby Club - Management|url=http://www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz/About-1/Management-1|access-date=2021-05-01|website=www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz}}</ref>.
In 2016, Ioane was named president of his former club [[Ponsonby RFC]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/537a9defe4b0f8eee6128338/t/591bb04dff7c50aaa2daac10/1494986833052/Eddie+Ioane+2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ponsonby Rugby Club - Management|url=http://www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz/About-1/Management-1|access-date=2021-05-01|website=www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz}}</ref>.



Revision as of 17:58, 1 May 2021

Eddie Ioane
Date of birth (1966-06-02) 2 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birthApia, Samoa
Notable relative(s)Akira Ioane (son)
Rieko Ioane (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Ricoh Black Rams!Ricoh[1] ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1991 Template:Rut Auckland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1991 Samoa

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 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][6].

References

  1. ^ "Rieko Ioane values 'family history with Japan' as All Blacks prepare for Bledisloe battle". Stuff. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ It's always worth reading about again the day Manu Samoa arrived on the Rugby World Cup scene and beat Wales
  3. ^ Toby Robson (February 5, 2014). "Akira Ioane brings size, pedigree to NZ sevens". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hospitalised All Black relative's family 'doing as good as they can be'". Stuff. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/537a9defe4b0f8eee6128338/t/591bb04dff7c50aaa2daac10/1494986833052/Eddie+Ioane+2.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Ponsonby Rugby Club - Management". www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz. Retrieved May 1, 2021.