Isa Nacewa 'a god amongst men', says fellow Kiwi James Lowe

James Lowe’s trademark smile made its leave as he contemplated this week’s Guinness PRO14 final.

Nothing to do with disappointment, nerves or a ‘game face’. A recent arrival at the club – he is just six months in situ from New Zealand – it is thoughts of an impending departure that have prompted him to swap his usual bonhomie for a brooding visage.

If only temporarily.