Douglas Lowe (rugby union)
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Full nameJames Douglas Lowe
Date of birth28 May 1906
Date of death7 November 1936 (aged 30)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
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| Date of birth | 28 May 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 November 1936 (aged 30) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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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]