Rieko Ioane rugby player
Rieko Ioane rugby player

Rieko Ioane

18th Mar 1997 1.89m/103kg Outside Centre

All Blacks thrash Australia to retain the Bledisloe Cup

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup after a convincing 43-5 hammering of Australia in what was also the start of the Tri-Nations Championship.   New Zealand ran in six tries to one with first...

Hoskins Sotutu gets his first test start while Ngani Laumape returns for the All Blacks

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the third Bledisloe Cup and first Tri Nations Test at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday 31 October .   The matchday 23 features the selection...

All Blacks Name Travelling Squad for Australia

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks squad which will travel to Australia for the Tri-Nations tournament, has been named, with two new players called into the squad as cover.       Otago prop George Bower...

All Blacks Player Ratings - Bledisloe II

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks claimed a 1-0 advantage in the Bledisloe Cup as they battled to a 27-7 victory over the Wallabies at Eden Park.   The victory was Ian Foster's first as the new All Black coach...

Julian Savea steamrolls Bryn Gatland to score the match winning for Wellington

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bus is back it!   Former All Blacks winger Julian Savea stepped up to score the matching winning try for Wellington on Saturday as they fought back from an early 13-point deficit to beat...

Fitness concerns for All Blacks and Wallabies on the eve of Bledisloe II

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks and Wallabies both have injury concerns on the eve of the second Bledisloe Cup test of 2020.   After starring debut last week, looseforward Harry Wilson is in doubt for the clash...

Caleb Clarke and Tupou Vaa'i start, Scott Barrett returns for Bledisloe II

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the second Bledisloe Cup at Eden Park, Auckland, on Sunday 18 November.   The matchday 23 features the selection of another new All Black,...

WATCH: Ioane howler sets up ultimate drama in Bledisloe opener

4 years ago by Rugby Dump

All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane’s first half blunder cost New Zealand a potential win in a stunning Bledisloe Cup opener against the Wallabies.

Bledisloe Cup - Top Performers and Controversies

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

This Bledosloe Cup opener will go down as one of the best. The Wallabies pushed the All Blacks all the way and nearly snatched it at the end after a huge Reece Hodge penalty cannoned off the uprights....

Barrett or Mo'unga? Predicting how the All Blacks could line up in Ian Foster's first game

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ian Foster kicks off his term as the new All Blacks head coach on Sunday 11 October at Sky Stadium in Wellington.   The former assistant coach has a tough task ahead of him following the successful...