Luke Mahoney

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2024}}

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| name = Luke Mahoney

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| full_name = Luke Brian Mahoney

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|01|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lower Hutt, New Zealand

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| height = 5 ft 11 in

| weight = 233 lb

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| position = Hooker

| years1 = 2001–07

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Wellington}}

| apps1 = 69

| points1 = 5

| years2 = 2007–15

| clubs2 = Rugby Rovigo

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| superyears1 = 2006

| super1 = {{Rut|Hurricanes}}

| superapps1 = 9

| superpoints1 = 0

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Luke Brian Mahoney (born 5 January 1980) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.{{cite news |title=L'Incredibile Luke (Mahoney) dopo 13 anni di rugby lascia Rovigo e l'Italia |url=https://www.ilgazzettino.it/sport/rugby/rugby_luke_mahoney_italia_nuova_zelanda-5261038.html |work=Il Gazzettino |date=1 June 2020 |language=it}}

Mahoney was born in Lower Hutt and played his rugby for Wellington as hooker from 2001 to 2007. He spent the 2006 Super 14 season with the Hurricanes as an understudy to Andrew Hore, playing nine games off the bench.{{cite web |title=Luke Brian Mahoney |url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/luke-b-mahoney |website=www.rugbyhistory.co.nz |language=en}}

A New Zealand Māori representative player, Mahoney scored the winning try in a match against the New South Wales Waratahs and was a member of the side that won the 2006 Churchill Cup in North America.{{cite news |title=Skipper's punt pays off as Maori topple Waratahs |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/skippers-punt-pays-off-as-maori-topple-waratahs/LV5ATXWCQKZO4UPSVSLEBDKUUU/ |work=NZ Herald |date=3 June 2006 |language=en-NZ}}

Mahoney moved to Italy in 2007 and spent eight seasons with Rugby Rovigo.{{cite news |title=l'Incredibile Luke lascia Rovigo. Mahoney torna in Nuova Zelanda |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/23-06-2020/incredibile-luke-lascia-rovigo-mahoney-torna-nuova-zelanda-3702052864618.shtml |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=23 June 2020 |language=it-IT}}