Hurricanes

Bio

Karl Lowe will be eager for action in 2012, after missing the entire 2011 campaign with a knee injury. He returned to the field later in the year for the Hawke’s Bay Magpies, scoring two tries against Counties Manukau – the team that he had suffered his cruciate ligament knee injury against the previous year.

Dynamic openside flanker Lowe was a standout player for the Hurricanes in 2009, producing a string of strong games in a debut season which earned him selection in the Junior All Blacks side that retained the Pacific Nations Cup in June

His form for the Hurricanes in 2010 was solid, earning nine starts out of a possible 13 in his favoured number 7 jersey and was subsequently selected for the New Zealand Maori side for their successful centenary series of matches. Lowe had a brief foray as a hooker in 2006, before switching back to flanker where he continues to improve.

In the 2008 ANZC he among was the top three players in the competition in three categories key to openside flankers: tackles, arrivals at rucks and hit-ups.

He scored two tries for the Magpies in his side’s ANZC semi-final loss to Canterbury at Jade Stadium in 2008.

Stats

Provincial Teams

Hawke's Bay

Provincial Points

100 (20 tries)

Provincial Caps

81

Provincial Debut

2004 v Bay Of Plenty

Super Rugby Caps

23

Super Rugby Points

10 (2 tries)

Super Rugby Debut

2009 v Waratahs

Rugby facts

Earliest Rugby Memory

My first game aged four

Position When Younger

No. 8

Most Admired Rugby Player

Gordon Falcon

Biggest Rugby Influence

My dad

Most Memorable Rugby Moment

Beating Wellington, 8-6 (2007)

Worst Rugby Room Mate

Dane Coles