Birth name | Keith Ross Lowen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 July 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Huntly, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Huntly College St Peter's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Waste management [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keith Ross Lowen (born 14 July 1974) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Lowen represented Waikato at a provincial level for most of his career, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 2002. He played one international for the All Blacks against England. Lowen scored a hat-trick for the Chiefs against the Blues in a Super 12 match in 2001. [2]
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