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Akira Ioane

Akira Ioane, New Zealand rugby Union player

Born
June 16, 1995
Age in 2026
31
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1995

About Akira Ioane

Akira Ioane is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a flanker or number 8 for Hanazono Kintetsu Liners in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He previously played for Auckland in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship and the Blues in Super Rugby. Internationally, he has played for the All Blacks, the New Zealand sevens team, the Māori All Blacks and All Blacks XV. He was a member of the New Zealand sevens squad that won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and finished fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Following the shortened 2020 Super Rugby and Super Rugby Aotearoa season, as well as his showing in the 2020 North vs South match, Ioane was – for the first time – named in the All Blacks squad for the 2020 Rugby Championship.

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Akira Ioane timeline

  1. He was a member of the New Zealand sevens squad that won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and finished fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
  2. Following the shortened 2020 Super Rugby and Super Rugby Aotearoa season, as well as his showing in the 2020 North vs South match, Ioane was – for the first time – named in the All Blacks squad for the 2020 Rugby Championship.

The world when Akira Ioane was born

Akira Ioane was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

  • #1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
  • Top movieBraveheart
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
  • Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
  • Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
  • Defining fadPogs
  • Notable inventionDVD
  • World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
  • U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Akira Ioane's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19952026
Gas$1.15$3.45/gal
Average home$110,500$435,000
Average income$41,943$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population263.0M341 million

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