New Zealand Lowe debuted for his local province, the Tasman Mako, as a 20 year old in
2012, scoring 2 tries in 6 matches as the men from Nelson reached the Championship semi finals. He was firmly established as a regular in the side for Tasman during their Championship winning year in
2013. He contributed 6 tries in 11 appearances as the Mako narrowly saw off , 26–25 in the final to clinch promotion for the 2014 New Zealand domestic season. He continued his excellent performances in the ITM Cup Premiership, playing all 12 of Tasman's games during the
2014 season as they reached the Premiership final before losing 36–32 to in the final, with Lowe netting an impressive 8 tries during the campaign.
2015 was not so kind to him as injury forced him to miss the entire national provincial championship season, but he bounced back in
2016, playing 6 times and scoring 1 try as the Mako once again reached the Premiership final, before this time succumbing to local rivals, , 43–27. Strong domestic performances during the 2012 and 2013 seasons saw Lowe land a Super Rugby contract with
Hamilton-based franchise, the Chiefs, ahead of the
2014 Super Rugby season. He made his Super Rugby debut by coming on as a substitute in the Chiefs' first match of the season against the in
Christchurch. With the Chiefs leading 11–10, but the Crusaders on the attack, he scored an intercept try from within his own 22 to help inspire his side to an 18–10 victory. In total he played 10 times and scored 2 tries in his first season in Hamilton as the defending champions were eliminated at the quarter-final stage.
2015 saw him return stronger from Tasman's excellent domestic campaign and he went on to start 12 games for the Chiefs, score 5 tries and also net himself 3 yellow cards. The Chiefs were once again eliminated in the quarter-finals in 2015, but went one step further in
2016, reaching the semi-finals before going down to New Zealand rivals and eventual winners, the . Lowe started 15 times and scored a career high 7 tries to firmly establish himself as a fans-favourite. In June 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Leinster covering the 2021–22 through 2022–23 seasons. Lowe was selected in Leinster's defeat to
La Rochelle in the
2023 European Rugby Champions Cup final. == International career ==