Mark Ioane

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 Championship.

Mark Ioane

Personal information
Born	(1990-12-03) 3 December 1990 (age 34) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–15 Gold Coast Titans 24 0 0 0 0 2015 St. George Illawarra 4 1 0 0 4 2016–19 London Broncos 101 21 0 0 84 2020–22 Leigh Centurions 44 8 0 0 32 2023– Keighley Cougars 55 16 0 0 64 Total 228 46 0 0 184 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2] As of 28 November 2024

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 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]

Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2013	Gold Coast Titans	7
2014		11
2015		6
	St. George Illawarra Dragons	4	1	4
2016	London Broncos	8	2	8
2017		7
2018		8	1	4
2019		16	2	8
2020	Leigh Leopards	5
2021		16	2	8
2022		23	6	24
2023	Keighley	23	7	28
2024		26	9	36
2025		6
	Totals	228	46	184