Gerry Lowe
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| Full name | Gerard Lowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1927 Warrington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 March 2018 (aged 90) Altrincham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerry Lowe (16 November 1927 – 2 March 2018)[2] was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Warrington RUFC[3] and club level rugby League (RL) for Warrington (Heritage No. 516), and Keighley, as a prop or second-row.
Background
Gerry Lowe was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 90 in Altrincham, Trafford.
Playing career
Warrington
Lowe joined Warrington in 1950 and was a member of the squad that won the Lancashire League four times in six seasons during the 1950s; 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55 and 1955–56.
Gerry Lowe made his début for Warrington on Friday 7 April 1950 at Widnes, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 11 February 1956 in a Challenge Cup game against St. Helens.[4]
In his first season with Warrington Lowe played right-second-row, in Warrington's 19–0 victory over Widnes in the 1949–50 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1950, in front of a crowd of 94,249.
In 1954 he played right-prop in the 4–4 draw with Halifax in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841 and played in the same position as Warrington won 8–4 in the replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.[5]
Keighley
After leaving Warrington, Lowe joined Keighley where he scored 5 tries in 95 appearances between 1956 and 1959.[6]
Representative games
Love appeared for Lancashire on four occasions.[4]
References
- ^ RL Record Keeper's Club
- ^ "Warrington lose final link with title team". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3, 112. 12 March 2018. p. 39.
- ^ "Warrington RUFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Gerry Lowe - Warrington & Keighley". Rugby League Journal. No. 63. Summer 2018. p. 31.
- ^ "Mud, blood and memories of the day when 102,575 made history at Odsal". The Independent. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2005.
- ^ "R.I.P Gerry Lowe". Keighley Cougars. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.