Douglas Lowe (rugby union) explained

Douglas Lowe
Full Name:James Douglas Lowe
Birth Date:28 May 1906
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1934
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

James Douglas Lowe (28 May 1906 — 7 November 1936) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Lowe was the son of David Lowe, Provost of Musselburgh, and a brother of horticulturalist David Lowe.[1]

A forward, Lowe played for Edinburgh club Heriot's FP. He gained his solitary Scotland cap against Wales at Murrayfield in the 1934 Home Nations and represented Cities (Edinburgh & Glasgow) against the touring 1935–36 All Blacks.[2]

Lowe died of illness in 1936 at the age of 30.[3] He had noticed a pain in his arm a week prior following a club game with Heriot's, then several days later was taken ill and diagnosed with blood poisoning.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Heriot's Captain . . 7 November 1936.
  2. News: Noted Rugby Player's Death . . 10 November 1936.
  3. News: Death of J. D. Lowe . . 9 November 1936.
  4. News: Scottish Player's Sad Death . . 9 November 1936.