Gavin Lowe

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Gavin Lowe
Date of birth (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Carluke, Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
School Auchinleck Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Ayr RFC ()
Glasgow Hawks ()
2017- Marr ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013-15 Glasgow Warriors 5 (15)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021- Ayrshire Bulls 3 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland U18
2013–2014 Scotland U20 3 (12)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2014– Scotland 7s 42 (590)

Gavin Lowe (born 1 March 1995 in Carluke) is a Scottish international 7s rugby union player at the Full Back position.

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Rugby union career

Amateur career

Lowe first played his rugby for Ayr Rugby but moved on to the Glasgow Hawks. He was confirmed as part of SportScotland's academy system in 2013.

Lowe has been drafted to Marr in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season. [1]

Professional career

Lowe secured an Elite Development Programme position at the Glasgow Warriors in 2013 and in 2014. [2] This meant he could continue playing for Glasgow Hawks whilst training and challenging for a place at the Warriors.

He played for Glasgow Warriors in their match against Aberdeen GSFP on 8 August 2013, scoring a try in the match. [3]

After 2 seasons with the Warriors, he was released in 2015.

On 23 June 2021 it was announced that he had been signed by the Ayrshire Bulls to play in the Super 6. [4]

International career

Lowe is now a regular in the Scotland 7s side. [5]

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References

  1. "Pro-player draft". Glasgow Warriors. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "Scottish Rugby name new elite development players". BBC Sport. 24 June 2014.
  3. "Young guns in emphatic Aberdeen win - Glasgow Warriors".
  4. Twitter https://twitter.com/ayrshirebulls/status/1407766725819518981 . Retrieved 4 August 2021.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "MacRae names Scotland 7s squad for World Series opener - Scottish Rugby Union".