Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Thursday, 19th January, 1950
- Died
- Wednesday, 20th March, 2024 (Aged 74 years and 61 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1972
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1970
- European Championship
- 1969/1970, 1977/1978
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1976
- Premiership Trophy
- 1980/1981
Biography
Great Britain forward first came to Australia as a 20-year-old from Hull KR on the Lions' Ashes-winning 1970 tour. Lowe, who admits that he didn’t work hard enough to play in a Test match in Australia, made his debut against the Kiwis on the NZ leg of the tour. Two years later, he was the sensation of Great Britain's World Cup win in France and was lured to Australia by glamour club Manly in 1974. A determined runner, Lowe had a highly successful stay with the Sea Eagles, scoring Manly’s only try in the 13-10 grand final win against P’matta in 1976. Returning to Hull KR for the 1976-77 English season he declined to return to the Sea Eagles and, after an uneasy stand-off, Manly released him from his contract. After winning a Challenge Cup final with Hull KR in 1980, Lowe was later named manager of England’s World Cup team in 1995.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 17 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 64.71% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Hull Kingston Rovers | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 22 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 77.27% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| European Championship | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 72 | 25 | - | - | 75 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 68.06% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 51 | 18 | - | - | 54 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 64.71% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 51 | 18 | - | - | 54 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 64.71% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 197 | 78 | - | - | 234 | 148 | 70 | 8 | 75.13% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1970, 1972-73, 1978 | 12 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| England | 1970, 1977-78, 1981 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1970-1981 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 64.71% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1970-1972 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1974 | 23 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 65.22% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1975 | 24 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1976 | 25 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 72.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | 1974-76 | 72 | 25 | - | - | 75 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 68.06% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Hull KR | 1980/81 | 22 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 95.45% | List | ||||
| Hull KR | 1981/82 | 33 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 90.91% | List | ||||
| Hull KR | 1982/83 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 63.16% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Hull KR | 1980-82 | 74 | 28 | - | - | 84 | 48 | 23 | 3 | 64.86% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
Your Say
07/10/2014
I saw Plil Lowe play, in I my opinion, the greatest individual game of all for Manly against St George in Australia circa 1972. After scoring a try he was dry reaching and a few minutes later he scored another. His herculean effort was unsurpassible and the crowd was awed. Truly the best I ever saw. Mal Reilly, Bobby Fulton were team mates and the great Graham Langlands played for St George that day.
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