Mark Lowry (rugby league)

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Mark Lowry
Personal information
Born (1968-05-16) 16 May 1968 (age 56)
Playing information
PositionSecond row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1989–91 Canberra Raiders 210000
1991 Swinton Lions 151004
1993 Canberra Raiders 61004
Total422008

Mark Lowry (born 16 May 1968) is an Australian former rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders. [1]

After playing with the Orange Hawks, Lowry was signed by Canberra in 1987. [2]

Lowry, a second rower, was a reserve for the Raiders in their 1989 NSWRL grand final win and he made the squad that travelled to England for the 1989 World Club Challenge against Widnes. At the end of the 1991 NSWRL season, Lowry was recruited alongside Craig Bellamy to play for the Swinton Lions, which were being coached by their Raiders teammate Chris O'Sullivan. He left after one season and returned to Canberra. [3]

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References

  1. Bartlett, Sam (18 July 2001). "Lowry to finish where he started". Central Western Daily .
  2. "Lowry is not hampered by a 1990 hangover". The Canberra Times . 28 February 1991. p. 26.
  3. "We Quit!". Salford City Reporter . 27 December 1991.