Akira Ioane

Akira Ioane

Ioane at the Government House in Auckland, September 2017
Full name	Akira Latrell Ioane
Date of birth	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
School	Auckland Grammar School
Notable relative(s)	Eddie Ioane (father) Sandra Wihongi (mother) Rieko Ioane (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker Current team Hanazono Kintetsu Liners Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2024 Blues 119 (145) 2015–2024 Auckland 63 (80) 2024– Hanazono Kintetsu Liners 0 (0) Correct as of 6 December 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 New Zealand U20 5 (25) 2015–2019 Māori All Blacks 13 (15) 2020 North Island 1 (0) 2020–2022 New Zealand 21 (5) 2023 All Blacks XV 2 (5) Correct as of 6 December 2024 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2014–2016 New Zealand 14 Correct as of 16 July 2022
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team competition

Akira Ioane (born 16 June 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a flanker or number 8 for Hanazono Kintetsu Liners in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He previously played for Auckland in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship and the Blues in Super Rugby. Internationally, he has played for the All Blacks, the New Zealand sevens team, the Māori All Blacks and All Blacks XV.