The Leinster and Ireland winger relishes the big occasions and admits that he has learned to deal with the tough times after getting an early lesson while playing back home in New Zealand
Knowing he needed to make an impact on his Leinster comeback against the Stormers with Ireland's Six Nations clash with England just a week away was nothing compared to his wife Arnica giving birth to their second child - a daughter, Renn Kokiri - 10 days earlier.
Lowe was brilliant against England. Bar his annoyance at Chandler Cunningham-South for a mis-timed tackle on Hugo Keenan, the 32-year-old played with that trademark smile on his face. "We've come a long way since then but look, we've had great memories at Murrayfield - we still managed to win. We won ugly.
The teenager scored a try in a Ranfurly Shield game against favourites Taranaki but that didn't stop Keane singling out Lowe for heavy criticism. He continued: "Campbell Johnstone, an All Black who came back to play for Tasman, and Joe Wheeler, they took me under their wing and told me, 'it's water off a duck's back, don't worry about it, everyone in the dressing-room backs your ability'.
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