Ben Lowe

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Ben Lowe
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Lowe at Man Of Steel movie premiere, Sydney, June 2013
Personal information
Full nameBen Lowe
Born (1985-03-13) 13 March 1985 (age 38)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Position Lock, Second-row, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008–15 South Sydney 11771030
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006 Queensland Residents 10000
Source: [1]

Ben Lowe (born 13 March 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played his whole career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. He primarily played lock and second-row, but could also fill in as a centre.

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Early life

Born in Toowoomba, Queensland Ben is the brother of Jaiman. He was educated at St Mary's College, Toowoomba

Playing career

In 2008, Lowe made his first grade debut in Round two for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, a game in which he scored the first try of the match and also of his NRL career. In round 25 of 2009 he scored a try in South Sydney's 416 flogging of the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Lowe is the younger brother of fellow Rabbitoh Jaiman Lowe. [2] He was selected to be the 18th man in the Queensland squad for the third State Of Origin game in 2010. [3] He was a part of the South Sydney squad that won the 2014 NRL Premiership, being named on an extended bench for the final., [4] Although Lowe did not understand why he was not selected for the top 17 because he is the 3rd longest serving member of the team, he is just below John Sutton and Issac Luke (who was suspended for the grand final). [5]

On 5 August 2015, Lowe announced his retirement from rugby league. Injuries had forced Lowe to retire, with consideration to life after football for him and his family. Lowe 116 first grade games - all for South Sydney between the years of 2008 and 2015. [6] Stated “Due to injuries I’ve had to make the difficult decision to retire from football immediately. It hasn't been the easiest decision to make but after long conversations with family and loved ones it was the best for my welfare and the best for my family as we head into life after football,”. Lowe also provided great service to South's feeder club side the North Sydney Bears whom he played 45 games for scoring 8 tries. [7]

He played his last NRL game on 25 July 2015 where South Sydney beat Newcastle by 46 points in a 52-6 score. Lowe played for only 9 minutes off the bench in jersey number 14.

Statistics

NRL

Statistics are correct as of Lowe's retirement at the end of the 2015 season [8]
Denotes seasons in which Lowe was in the team that won NRL Premiership but did not play in the Grand Final.
SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPtsWLDW-L %
2008 South Sydney 93001236033.33
2009 South Sydney 16100497056.25
2010 South Sydney 18100499050.0
2011 South Sydney 5000023040.00
2012 South Sydney 181004126066.67
2013 South Sydney 200000155075.00
2014 South Sydney 17111000698052.94
2015 South Sydney 14000095064.3
Career totals11771/11000306849058.1

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References

  1. RLP
  2. "Ben Lowe Re-signs - Jaiman Lowe Returns - the OFFICIAL website of the South Sydney Rabbitohs". Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  3. http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2010/06/30/ben-lowe-jaiman-origin-maroon-lion-squa-team/
  4. "Grand Final Late Mail & Team Changes". 5 October 2014.
  5. "South Sydney's Ben Lowe left "shattered" by grand final omission". 28 February 2015.
  6. "Ben Lowe Announces His Retirement from Rugby League". 5 August 2015.
  7. "South Sydney Rabbitohs North Sydney Bears Affiliated Players".
  8. "Ben Lowe - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".