Rugby-Ireland wing Lowe out of rest of Six Nations with groin injury


FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Ireland v Italy - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - February 14, 2026 Ireland's James Lowe in action with Italy's Manuel Zuliani REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

Feb 26 (Reuters) - ⁠Ireland will be without experienced ⁠wing James Lowe for the remainder ‌of the Six Nations Championship after he was ruled out with a groin injury, ​officials said on Thursday.

Lowe ⁠limped off after ⁠20 minutes of Ireland’s 42-21 victory ⁠over England ‌at Twickenham last weekend and will now miss ⁠the home games against Wales (March 6) ​and ‌Scotland (March 14).

New Zealand-born Lowe, 33, earned ⁠his 45th ​cap against England following his debut in 2020 and has been ⁠a key part of coach ​Andy Farrell’s set-up in recent years.

He was, however, left out of the ⁠defeat by France in Paris that kicked off the 2026 campaign, before returning to play in the ​win over Italy in ⁠the side's second fixture.

Ireland are third ​in the Six ‌Nations table, six points ​behind leaders France.

(Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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