20-05-2025
James Lowe committed to British & Irish Lions as he responds to critics asking ‘how is this guy playing for Ireland?'
JAMES LOWE feels people should stop complaining about the Lions' 'foreign legion' when everyone knows the rules.
Kiwi-born
New Zealand
.
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James Lowe reacted to questions surrounding his international allegiance
Credit: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile
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He is one of 15 players included by Andy Farrell in the Lions
He joined Leinster that year and won the first of his 40 international caps in 2020.
Now, along with international team-mates
Australia
or South
Africa
— which has enraged Ireland and Lions legend Willie John McBride.
Asked about his allegiance being questioned, Lowe said: 'When you don't have the blood
running
through your veins, there's a little bit of that. When I was first selected for Ireland, all the people come out of the woodwork saying, 'How is this person representing Ireland?'
'The rules were there. We've all done our time and we're fully embedded in the culture of Irish
rugby
.'
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Scotland
trio
Australia
.
Aussie-born Tuipulotu, 28, who joined
Glasgow
in 2021 and has a Scottish grandmother, also feels no one can question his allegiances.
He said: 'This is where my path has led me. I'm all in for this Lions team, for Scotland, for Glasgow, for everything.'
