25 Facts About Ethan Lowe

Ethan Lowe was born on 20 March 1991 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a goal kicking second-row for the North Queensland Cowboys and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Ethan Lowe played his first junior rugby league for the Goondiwindi Boars.

In 2008, Ethan Lowe was selected for the Australian Schoolboys side but was ruled out due to a wrist injury.

Between 2009 and 2011, Ethan Lowe played 61 games and scored 19 tries for the Roosters under 20's team.

In 2011, Ethan Lowe represented the Junior Kangaroos in a game against the Junior Kiwis.

In 2012, Ethan Lowe returned to Queensland to play with the Northern Pride RLFC.

That season, Ethan Lowe was named the Intrust Super Cup Rookie of the Year.

On 5 August 2013, Ethan Lowe re-signed with the Cowboys for a further 2 years, keeping him at the club till the end of the 2015 season.

Ethan Lowe played in 2 matches, scored 1 try and kicked 3 goals in his debut year in the NRL.

Ethan Lowe finished the NRL season after playing 10 matches, scoring 3 tries and kicking 4 goals.

On 31 January and 1 February, Ethan Lowe played for the Cowboys in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.

Ethan Lowe finished off his premiership winning 2015 season having played in all the Cowboys' 28 matches, scoring 4 tries and kicking 8 goals.

On 1 July, Ethan Lowe re-signed with the Cowboys for a further 2 years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2018 season.

On 14 September, Ethan Lowe was ruled out for the remainder of the 2016 season with a spinal cord injury.

On 1 October, Ethan Lowe started at second row in the Cowboys' 2017 NRL Grand Final loss to the Melbourne Storm, kicking a goal.

Ethan Lowe endured a difficult 2018 NRL season, being relegated to the interchange from his usual starting role in Round 3.

Ethan Lowe played nine games for the side before earning an NRL recall for the final three rounds of the season.

Ethan Lowe finished the season with 15 NRL appearances and did not score a try or kick a goal for the first time in his career.

On 16 October, the Cowboys' confirmed that Ethan Lowe had taken up his player option to remain at the club for the 2019 season.

On 26 June 2019 Ethan Lowe re-signed for the South Sydney Rabbitohs until the end of the 2021 NRL season.

On 11 July, Ethan Lowe made his debut for Queensland in Game 3 of the 2019 State of Origin series in place of the injured Matt Gillett.

In Round 10 against the Newcastle Knights, Ethan Lowe suffered a recurrence of a neck injury first sustained in 2016 and took no further part in the season.

Ethan Lowe finished the 2020 season in the NRL playing in 10 matches, scoring 1 try.

On 17 October 2020, Ethan Lowe announced his immediate retirement from the NRL due to chronic injuries.

In 2024, Ethan Lowe announced that he was suing the NRL insurer after they denied his claim of permanent hemiplegia after his career was ended by a crusher tackle.