Bernie Lowther

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Bernie Lowther
Personal information
Full nameBernard Ross Lowther
Born(1950-08-15)15 August 1950
Springhill, Nova Scotia
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Richmond (ARL)
1972–74 Canterbury-Bankstown 56270081
1975–76 South Sydney 42140042
Total984100123
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Auckland
1970–71 New Zealand 80000
Source: [1]

Bernard Ross Lowther [2] (born 1950) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. A New Zealand international three-quarter, he played club football for the Richmond Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition and in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for Canterbury-Bankstown and South Sydney

Lowther currently resides in South East Queensland and is a member of Carbrook Golf Club, he is a regular participant in Carbrook's Wednesday & Saturday competitions playing off a solid 16 handicap, which he will be looking to improve on after retiring earlier this year (2014). [3]

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References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. LOWTHER, Bernard Ross 1970 - 71 - Kiwi #477 Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. Ritchie, Dean (2 March 2007). "The best team in 18 years". The Australian . Australia: News Limited . Retrieved 24 April 2010.