Ioane Moananu rugby player
Ioane Moananu rugby player

Ioane Moananu

8th Feb 2001 1.80m/113kg Hooker

Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round Five teams

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kids Round is here as all 12 teams battle it out as part of Round Five of Super Rugby Pacific. It begins in Palmerston North as the top of the table Hurricanes host the Melbourne Rebels. The ACT Brumbies...

Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round four teams

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round Four of Super Rugby Pacific is here as teams switch up their line-ups ahead of a big weekend of action. It begins with the Crusaders hosting the Hurricanes in Christchurch before Taniela Tupou...

Crusaders Three Debutants Named for Drua Clash

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Crusaders head to Fiji this week to take on the Drua. It’s hot, it’s humid, it’s Round 3 of Super Rugby Pacific 2024. Let’s go.   Both the Drua and the Crusaders...

Match Preview: Bristol Bears vs Crusaders

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bristol Bears take on 12-time Super Rugby champions Crusaders at Ashton Gate on Friday night in a historic exhibition match (7.30pm KO, live on Bears TV). Siva Naulago makes his first start of the season...

Team Naming: Crusaders v Bristol

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Crusaders have named their squad to take on the Bristol Bears this weekend in their last game of the Northern Tour.   Willi Heinz will lead the team out at Ashton Gate Stadium where more than...

The Crusaders travel to the North as they reveal squad

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tasman Mako lock Quinten Strange will lead the Crusaders during their Northern Tour when the reigning Super Rugby champions come up against Munster and the Bristol Bears next month. The Crusaders flew...

Counties Manukau shock Canterbury with last-ditch try in Pukekohe

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

At Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe: Counties Manukau 31 (James Thompson, Ioane Moananu, Adam Brash, Blake Makiri tries; AJ Alatimu con, pen, Tevita Ofa 3 con) Canterbury 29 (Ben Funnell, Daniel Lienert-Brown,...

PIC Steelers to face Wellington on Saturday in Ranfurly Shield clash

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

PIC Steelers coach Reon Graham has brought some Super Rugby experience into his starting side for Saturday’s Ranfurly Shield clash with Wellington in the capital. Hooker Ioane Moananu (Crusaders),...

2023 PIC Steelers Squad Confirmed

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Coach Reon Graham has confirmed his 2023 Counties Manukau Rugby PIC Steelers squad for the upcoming Bunnings Warehouse NPC. Sticking with his theory of picking local, Graham has named a side choc-full...

Fijian Drua stun Crusaders with last-gasp penalty

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fijian Drua recorded the biggest win of their two seasons in Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday with a stunning 25-24 upset of the reigning champion Canterbury Crusaders in front of a passionate home crowd...