Lowe perfect fit for Leinster

Eight months passed between the news that Leinster had signed James Lowe and his debut for the province, but everything the Kiwi wing has said and done since his belated arrival in Dublin suggests he was well worth the wait, writes Brendan O’Brien.

His two Guinness PRO14 tries away to Benetton last weekend only confirmed what anyone who had seen him play for the Chiefs already knew – that this is a player of rare quality – but the 25-year has proven just as big a hit off the field as on it.

“He’s a good bloke, he’s a funny guy,” Jack Conan said yesterday.