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Biography
Alan Lowndes (birth unknown) is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and as a trialist for England, and at club level for Carnegie College and Wakefield RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, as a wing.
Playing career
County honours
Alan Lowndes won a cap for Yorkshire (RL) while at Castleford; he played right wing, i.e. number 2, in the 42–3 victory over Cumberland at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 1 October 1969.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Alan Lowndes played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Castleford's 11–6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 17 May 1969, in front of a crowd of 97,939, and played left wing in the 7–2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970, in front of a crowd of 95,255.
County Cup Final appearances
Alan Lowndes played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Castleford's 7–11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.