Mark Ioane

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Mark Ioane
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Personal information
Born (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990 (age 33)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–15 Gold Coast Titans 240000
2015 St. George Illawarra 41004
2016–19 London Broncos 101210084
2020–22 Leigh Centurions 4480032
2023– Keighley Cougars 237000
Total1963700120
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2015 Queensland Residents 10000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 12 October 2022

Mark Ioane (born 3 December 1990) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Keighley Cougars in the Betfred Championship.

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

Early years

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

Playing career

New Zealand Warriors

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 2010.

Canberra Raiders

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]

Gold Coast Titans

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 Gold Coast against the New Zealand Warriors on 5 May 2013. [6] [7]

St. George Illawarra Dragons

On 1 July 2015, Ioane joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons mid-season for the rest of the year. [8]

London Broncos

On 9 November 2015, he signed one-year contract with English Kingstone Press Championship side, London Broncos starting in 2016. [9]

Leigh Centurions

Ioane joined the Leigh Centurions ahead of the 2020 RFL Championship season. On 28 May 2022, Ioane played for Leigh in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final victory over Featherstone. [10]

Keighley Cougars

Released by Leigh after three seasons, Ioane signed for Keighley in October 2022 on a two-year deal. [11]

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References

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  2. "Player Summary: Mark Ioane". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. "IOANE, MARK (2010)". 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. Lucas, Jack (8 November 2012). "Mark Ioane holding nothing back for NRL dream". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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  10. "Featherstone Rovers: 1895 Cup final defeat to Leigh Centurions gives Brian McDermott's side signal of their progress". Yorkshire Post. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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