Cyril Lowe
Cyril Nelson Lowe (known as Kit , or the Kid ) is a player English of Rugby to XV, born the October 7th 1891 with Holbeach (Lincolnshire) and deceased the February 6th 1983 with Mid-East Surrey at 92 years, fire-rake, having occupied the station of three quarter left wing in selection national and played Blackheath Rugby Club (BRC), after the first three years of play to Cambridge.
It begin with football, and was also an excellent boxer, swimmer, and cricketer.
81 years before French Fabien Pelous and Olivier Magne in 2004, it gained four Grand Slam S, disputing moreover the 16 corresponding parts; Pelous disputed 18 of them (6 partially - 15 establishments), Magne 16 (4 partially - 15 establishments).
Lowe was moreover a " As" British aviation during the First World War (finishing with the rank of captain with nine victories, military decoration and distinction of the cross of the military aviation). inspiring in 1986 the central figure of the film " Biggles " (Neil Dickson in the main character) of W.E. Johns, like before a popular series (of 97 works) of the same title as of 1932.
Post-war period, it became pilot lifting beside its inclinations rugbystic.
Prize list
- 18 tests (English record during 67 years, until 1989)
- 8 tests marked during only one Five Nations tournament in 1914 (record of the best marker for the whole of the participating nations)
- Also better marker in 1921 (only) and 1922 (ex-æquo with Welsh)
- Participation in the 6 consecutive editions of 1913, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923 of the Large Five Nations tournament
- Slam in 1913, 1914, 1921 and 1923 (See Records of the tournament of the six nations )
- Victorious of the tournament in 1920 (ex-æquo with the Wales and the Scotland)
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