Alan Lowndes (rugby)

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Alan Lowndes
Personal information
Born Stainforth, Doncaster, England [1]
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
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Carnegie College
Wakefield RFC
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Representative
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Yorkshire
Rugby league
Position Wing
Club
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1968–77 Castleford 2018300249
Representative
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1969 Yorkshire 11003
1969 Great Britain U-24 11003
Source: [2]

Alan Lowndes (birth unknown) is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and as a trialist for England, and at club level for Carnegie College and Wakefield RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, as a wing. [3] [4]

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Playing career

County honours

Alan Lowndes won a cap for Yorkshire (RL) while at Castleford; he played right wing in the 42–3 victory over Cumberland at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 1 October 1969. [5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Alan Lowndes played left wing in Castleford's 11–6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 17 May 1969, in front of a crowd of 97,939, [6] and played left wing in the 7–2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970, in front of a crowd of 95,255. [7]

County Cup Final appearances

Alan Lowndes played left wing in Castleford's 7–11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.

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References

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  2. "Player Summary: Alan Lowndes". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport – Castleford Rugby League – A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN   978-0752418957
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