Todd Lowrie
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Todd Lowrie is an Australia
n rugby league
player who formerly played for the Parramatta Eels
in the National Rugby League
. He had played his early NRL career with the Newcastle Knights
, before being signed to the Eels for the 2007 Season.
In his younger years Todd Lowrie was a State representative athlete in a number of track,field and sporting events.
His father Bert Lowrie is the current team manager for the State of Origin NSW Blues, and has a major role in the CRL Country Rugby League.
After a few extensive injuries to the Parramatta Eels squad Todd Lowrie was given a chance in the first-grade run on side, he has played almost every game of the 2009 season so far and has proved himself to be a valuable and hard-working asset to the team.
As of November 17, the Melbourne Storm
announced the signing of Todd Lowrie for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who formerly played for the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He had played his early NRL career with the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
, before being signed to the Eels for the 2007 Season.
In his younger years Todd Lowrie was a State representative athlete in a number of track,field and sporting events.
His father Bert Lowrie is the current team manager for the State of Origin NSW Blues, and has a major role in the CRL Country Rugby League.
After a few extensive injuries to the Parramatta Eels squad Todd Lowrie was given a chance in the first-grade run on side, he has played almost every game of the 2009 season so far and has proved himself to be a valuable and hard-working asset to the team.
As of November 17, the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
announced the signing of Todd Lowrie for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
External links
- Parramatta Eels profile
- http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/grand-final-opponents-melbourne-storm-set-to-give-parramatta-lock-todd-lowries-a-lifeline/story-e6frfgbo-1225781361961