Josh Ioane
- Born
- 11/07/1995
- Height
- 176cm
- Weight
- 85kg
- Club
- Southern
- Province
- Otago
- Provincial Points
- 158
- Provincial Debut
- 2017 v North Harbour
- Super Rugby Points
- 175 (5t 42c 22p)
- Super Rugby Debut
- 2018 v Hurricanes in Wellington
- Test Points
- 8
- Test Debut
- 2019 v Tonga
Biography
Originally from Auckland, Josh Ioane travelled to the deep south in 2014 to play Premier rugby for Southern RFC. Ioane made progress in the Otago Academy Development before playing age-grade Otago rugby, as well as for the Samoan U-20 side. He joined the Highlanders in 2018 and developed his game rapidly during those 12 months, his performances for Otago in the Mitre 10 Championship were a good example of how far he has come in a short space of time and he definitely has the ability to influence the game at the next level.
After an outstanding 2019 Super Rugby season Josh was awarded a test cap against Tonga in a warm up World Cup fixture. The young first five will look to build on this valuable international exposure to ensure he can direct the Highlanders to a winning way in 2020.
Previous Clubs/Provinces: Otago
