Rieko Ioane

Rieko Ioane is one of the most electric players I've watched come through the All Blacks. He exploded onto the scene young, with raw speed on the wing that genuinely frightened defenses, and I've enjoyed seeing him mature into a craftier midfield centre. That positional shift is the part I respect most; pace alone gets you noticed, but reinventing your game to keep starting for New Zealand takes serious rugby intelligence. His recent move to Leinster in the United Rugby Championship intrigues me, because testing himself in the Northern Hemisphere is a bold call for a player of his pedigree. At his best, he's pure highlight-reel material.

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Name (English)

Rieko Ioane

Name (Japanese)

リーコ・イオアネ

Reading

りーこ・いおあね

Born

March 18, 1997 (age 29)

Origin

Auckland, New Zealand

Height

189 cm

Occupation

rugby union player / rugby sevens player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

University

University of Auckland

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rieko%20Ioane
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8D
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20677076

Tags

• rugby union player
• rugby sevens player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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