Mark Ioane

Mark Ioane (born 3 December 1990) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Super League.

Mark Ioane
Personal information
Born (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight17 st 2 lb (109 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 Gold Coast Titans 24 0 0 0 0
2015 St. George Illawarra 5 1 0 0 4
2016–19 London Broncos 100 19 0 0 76
2020– Leigh Centurions 5 0 0 0 0
Total 134 20 0 0 80
As of 4 January 2021
Source: [1][2]

He has previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, and the London Broncos in the Championship and the Betfred Super League.

Early years

Ioane was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He attended De La Salle College in Mangere East.

Playing career

Ioane was signed by the New Zealand Warriors and played 25 games for the Junior Warriors in the 2010 Toyota Cup, scoring four tries.[3] He started at prop in the grand final, won by the Junior Warriors 42-28. He was selected by the Junior Kiwis at the end of the year.

In 2011 Ioane joined the Canberra Raiders but could not break into the first grade side. While at the Raiders Ioane played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup and the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the NSW Cup. Ioane won the Mounties player of the year award in 2012.[4]

Ioane signed for the Gold Coast Titans in 2013 on a one season deal and played for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.[5] He was named to make his National Rugby League debut for the Titans against the New Zealand Warriors on 5 May 2013.[6][7]

On 1 July 2015, Ioane joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons mid-season for the rest of the year.[8] On 9 November 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with English Kingstone Press Championship side, London Broncos starting in 2016.[9]

References
  1. "Mark Ioane Player Stats". Loverugbyleague.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130208052245/http://nzleague.co.nz/pages/warriors_players_U20.php?player=58&name=IOANE%2C%20Mark. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514145143/http://www.titans.com.au/news-display/Mark-Ioane-holding-nothing-back-for-NRL-dream/65741. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "NRL 2013 and Rugby League News | Gold Coast Bulletin". Goldcoast.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. Chris Barclay (1 May 2013). "Ioane happy to have his career back on track". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. "Mark Ioane to Debut as Gold Coast Titans Ring Changes". Couriermail.com.au. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. "Add Depth To Squad". Dragons.com.au. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. "Ioane heads to London Broncos | NRL". Zero Tackle. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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