Tony Iro
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| Full name | Tony Roy Iro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 May 1967 Auckland, New Zealand |
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Playing information
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Tony Roy Iro (born 30 May 1967) is a selector and Assistant Coach of the New Zealand national rugby league team and a former rugby league player. He was a New Zealand international - a veteran of 25 Tests, playing either on the wing or in the second row. Tony Iro is also the older brother of former professional rugby league international footballer Kevin Iro.
Iro first played as a professional in England played with the Wigan Warriors from 1987 to 1989. During the 1988–89 season Iro played on the wing in Wigan's 22-17 victory over Salford in the 1988 Lancashire Cup final at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 23 October 1988.
He made his debut for the Kiwis in the 1988 World Cup Final against Australia. Playing on the wing, he scored a try on debut, but the Kiwis were defeated 25-12 in front of 47,363 at Auckland's Eden Park.
During the 1988–89 season Iro played on the wing in the 12-6 victory over Widnes Vikings in the 1988–89 John Player Special Trophy final at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 7 January 1989.
Iro moved to Australia in 1990 and played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup for the Kiwis, helping them to the Semi-finals where they again went down to Australia in extra time.
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