Bernie Lowther

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Bernard Ross Lowther
Born
Tuesday, 15th August, 1950
Current Age
73 years and 228 days

Biography

Kiwi international played in the shock 24-3 win over Australia at Carlaw Park in 1971. A strongly-built centre Lowther joined C’bury the following year but seemed to lack enthusiasm after being plagued with a series of injuries. After missing out on a place in C’bury’s 1974 grand final campaign Lowther signed with Souths. He later played for Brisbane Easts and coached Ipswich Brothers in 1981.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches New Zealand 6 - -   - - 3 3 0 50.00% List
Test Series 4 - -   - - 2 2 0 50.00% List
World Cup 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
Tour Matches Auckland 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Craven Mild Cup 9 5 -   - 15 4 4 1 44.44% List
NRL 99 41 -   - 123 46 52 1 46.46% List
NRL Finals 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1970-71 9 - -   - - 4 5 0 44.44% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1970 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Auckland 1971 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRFL 1972 18 5 -   - 15 9 9 0 50.00% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1973 23 13 -   - 39 12 10 1 52.17% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1974 15 9 -   - 27 11 4 0 73.33% List
Souths NSWRFL 1975 21 7 -   - 21 6 15 0 28.57% List
Souths NSWRFL 1976 22 7 -   - 21 8 14 0 36.36% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1972-74 56 27 -   - 81 32 23 1 57.14% List
Souths 1975-76 43 14 -   - 42 14 29 0 32.56% List
Overall1972-1976 99 41 0   0 123 46 52 1 46.46% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    08/05/2015

    As a kid i remember bernie as a intercept intercept specialist.

  • Ernie ball
    24/08/2016

    I am 80yrs of age and been a player and league tragic since I was 15.i recall Bernie as a player befor he played for the Kiwis.i remember as a solid and exciting centre. He impressed me to the extent that I have considered him one of our best Kiwis in the position. I was also very disappointed at the time when he crossed the ditch o early in his international carrier. Cheers Bernie.

  • Greg Gill
    30/11/2018

    Bernie Was my first favorite player. I watched him score a try when I was a kid at Belmore against St George in 1973. I have loved all things Canterbury Bankstown ever since.

  • Greg Gill
    30/11/2018

    Bernie Was my first favorite player. I watched him score a try when I was a kid at Belmore against St George in 1973. I have loved all things Canterbury Bankstown ever since. This was the moment I become a Rugby Leauge fan.

  • Ed
    14/03/2020

    Played for Brisbane Easts after leaving South Sydney.

  • Bruce Ames
    07/06/2020

    Brisbane Easts was one of my favourite teams in the years before the Broncos creation spelled a downgrade to the Brisbane rugby league competition. Bernie was a very good backline player for Easts. It’s a long time ago but as I recall he was sent off for dropping the knees into a player on the ground. It was a tougher game in those days but I remember being a bit disappointed that such a good player had left that memory.

  • Neil Bridgement
    25/07/2020

    I seem to remember Bernie scoring i think it was 4 tries in one game for Canterbury. I have never found any footage of that but I remember him being very fast, perhaps only behind Stephen Knight for pace who played for Wests at the same time.

  • darryl pearce
    25/08/2020

    Bernie was an exciting centre for berries..his flashing thrusts through backline defences had crowd on their feet as he burst into open space and with swerve and step would leave fullbacks grasping air. It was always a disappointment to hear the ground announcer say before the game Bernie or les johns were out with injury for the game

  • Don Roberts
    10/08/2023

    I played with Bernie as toddlers(6 or 7yrs) for Richmond. In my 1st game I scored a try at the wrong end. Bernie was the star player and scored plenty at the correct end. We played a final in the halftime break on Carlaw Park once, against Ellerslie but lost 3-9. Norm Howard was our coach. Not sure how I remember all this cos I can't remember where I left my glasses and they're usually on me. Went to Bernie's place in Waterview a couple of times cos my piano teacher was just round the corner. Late 1950's...

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