James Lowe

What draws me to James Lowe is the rare story tucked inside his stats: a Nelson-born New Zealander who became an Irish international through residency, then took up Irish citizenship alongside his wife in 2025. That is not a flag of convenience to me, it reads as a genuine reinvention. At 188 cm he is built to terrorise wings, but the part I keep circling back to is the choice itself, embracing a second homeland and committing to it fully. Rugby is full of journeymen, yet few rewrite their national identity so wholeheartedly. I find that quietly admirable and far more interesting than any try count.

Name (English)

James Lowe

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・ロウ

Reading

じぇーむず・ろう

Born

July 8, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

Origin

Nelson, New Zealand

Height

188 cm

Occupation

rugby union player

University

Nelson College

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6

Tags

• rugby union player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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