Gavin Lowe (born 1 March 1995 in
Carluke
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) is a
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
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international
7s rugby union
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player at the
Full Back position.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Lowe first played his rugby for
Ayr Rugby but moved on to the
Glasgow Hawks
Glasgow Hawks is an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. They were Premiership Division One champions for three consecutive seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06.
History
In Paris on 27 August 1995 a meeting of the International Rugby ...
. He was confirmed as part of SportScotland's academy system in 2013.
Lowe has been drafted to
Marr
Marr (Scottish Gaelic: ''Màrr'') is one of six committee areas in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has a population of 34,038 (2001 Census). Someone from Marr is called a ''Màrnach'' in Scottish Gaelic.
Etymology
The genesis of the name ''Mar ...
in the
Scottish Premiership
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for the 2017-18 season.
Professional career
Lowe secured an Elite Development Programme position at the Glasgow Warriors in 2013 and in 2014.
This meant he could continue playing for Glasgow Hawks whilst training and challenging for a place at the Warriors.
He played for
Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...
in their match against
Aberdeen GSFP
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Honours
*Scottish N ...
on 8 August 2013, scoring a try in the match.
After 2 seasons with the Warriors, he was released in 2015.
On 23 June 2021 it was announced that he had been signed by the
Ayrshire Bulls to play in the
Super 6.
International career
Lowe is now a regular in the
Scotland 7s side.
References
External links
*
Scottish Rugby biographyGlasgow Warriors biography
1995 births
Living people
Scottish rugby union players
Glasgow Warriors players
Glasgow Hawks players
Ayr RFC players
Scotland international rugby sevens players
Cumnock RFC players
Marr RFC players
Male rugby sevens players
Rugby union players from South Lanarkshire
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