Graham Lowe
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| Full name | Graham Michael Lowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1946[citation needed] New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sir Graham Michael Lowe
Playing career
Lowe was an Otahuhu Leopards junior and played in their premier side before he retired early due to injury.[3]
Coaching career
1970s
Lowe had begun coaching the Otahuhu under 18s in 1974 before becoming a first grade coach in 1977 at Otahuhu. The club won the
1980s
In 1980 Lowe took the Norths club to the
In 1986, he moved to Britain's
1990s
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (May 2016) |
Moving back to Australia, Lowe coached the team he had beaten in the 1987 WCC, Manly-Warringah, between 1990 and 1992. He was successful in bringing the Sea Eagles back to the finals in
Graham Lowe also coached the Western Samoan side for the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
In 1996, Lowe coached the North Queensland Cowboys on a one-year contract before stepping aside for Tim Sheens.
In the late 1990s he was a part owner of the
2000s
In 2008 Lowe coached in New Zealand with the
Administration career
On 25 November 2009, Lowe was appointed the chief executive officer of Manly Sea Eagles. He stood down from this position in April 2011 due to health issues.[8]
In the 2016 Auckland local elections, Lowe contested the Albany ward of the Auckland Council for Auckland Future.[9] He came fourth, missing out on one of two council positions.[10]
In January 2017, the previously liquidated Bradford Bulls was under the control of Lowe. His first move at the club was to remove then-current coach Rohan Smith with replaced by former Manly Sea Eagles coach Geoff Toovey. The announcement of the replacement was followed by the signing of the Samoa Rugby Union Sevens sensation Phoenix Hunapo-Nofoa.
Honours
In the 1986 New Year Honours, Lowe was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[11]
In the
References
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Graham Lowe confirmed in Kiwi takeover of Bradford rugby league club". Stuff. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1984. p.53
- ^ "1986–1987 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1987–1988 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Graham Lowe back coaching Archived 8 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sunday News, 8 June 2008
- ^ Lowe stands down as Manly CEO Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine rleague.co.nz, 28 April 2011
- ^ "Former coach stands for Council". LocalMatters. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Election Results 2016 – Albany Ward". Auckland Council. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "No. 50362". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1985. p. 31.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
Further reading
- Richard Becht (1986). Lowe and behold: the Graham Lowe story. Harlen Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 9780908630240.
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