Eddie Ioane
| Date of birth | June 2, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) |
Akira Ioane (elder son) Rieko Ioane (younger son) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Eddie Ioane (born June 2, 1966, Apia, Samoa) 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.[1]
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[2]
References
- ↑ It's always worth reading about again the day Manu Samoa arrived on the Rugby World Cup scene and beat Wales
- ↑ Toby Robson (2014-02-05). "Akira Ioane brings size, pedigree to NZ sevens". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
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