Karl Lowe
Birth nameKarl William Lowe
Birth placeHastings, New Zealand
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
PositionFlanker
Repteam 1Maori All Blacks
Repteam 2All Blacks XV
Repyears 12010, 2012, 2009
Years 12014–16
Years 22016-2017
Clubs 1Canon Eagles
Clubs 2Provence Rugby
Apps 118
Points 15
Ru clubupdate19 January 2015
Superyears 12009–13
Superapps 141
Superpoints 110
Super14update15 July 2013
Province 1Hawke's Bay
Provinceyears 12004–13
Provinceapps 1100
Provincepoints 1105
Ru provinceupdate25 October 2013
SchoolHastings Boys High School
Birth date17 September 1984 (age 42)

Karl Lowe (born 17 September 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Lowe is from Hastings and attended St Johns College and Hastings Boys High School. Lowe's younger brother is Jonah Lowe.[1]

Career

Club rugby

In 2004, Lowe debuted for Hawke's Bay against the Bay of Plenty Steamers. Lowe went on to play 100 first class games for the province between 2004 and 2013.

In 2009, Lowe was selected for the Hurricanes, where he spent 5 years playing for the franchise.

In 2014, Lowe left for offshore and signed a 2-year contract with Japanese club Canon Eagles, in the Top League.

For the 2016–17 season, Lowe signed with French rugby club Provence Rugby, in Aix en Provence, in the south of France.

International

Lowe was selected in the 2009 Junior All Blacks for the Pacific Nations Cup. Lowe was part of the 2010 and 2012 Maori All Blacks tours.

Lowe scored a try against Ireland, in the Maori All Blacks' win in 2010.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Rugby: Karl Lowe eyes Magpies return" (in en-NZ). The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. ^ agencies, Staff and (2010-06-18). "New Zealand Maori celebrate centenary with victory over Ireland". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-27.