Keith Lowen

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Keith Lowen
Birth nameKeith Ross Lowen
Date of birth (1974-07-14) 14 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Huntly, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
School Huntly College
St Peter's School
Occupation(s)Waste management [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–08 NEC Green Rockets ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996 Bay of Plenty 4 ()
1998–2005 Waikato 83 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999 Auckland Blues 5 ()
2000–05 Chiefs 55 ()
2006 Cheetahs ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002 New Zealand 1 (0)

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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References

  1. "Rubbish run gives Lowen a workout". Waikato Times. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. Luxford, Bob. "Keith Lowen". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 9 August 2013.