Talk about Magpie Jonah Lowe celebrating his selection in the New Zealand Barbarians rugby team to take on the Lions in style.
Centre Lowe scored a hattrick for his K9 Petfoods Clive team in yesterday's Tui Nash Cup fourth round 44-25 win against Tamatea at Bill Mathewson Park in Hastings to take his tally of tries to seven from two outings for his club this season after scoring four last weekend. The fact he didn't train with the team this week added to the significance of the feat.
" I trained all day with the Canes in Wellington yesterday and last night's storm contributed to a slow trip home so I missed training," Lowe, 20, explained.
"I love playing for my club and I will do so at every opportunity."
A 2016 New Zealand under-20s rep and 2014 New Secondary Schools rep, Lowe, said he was stoked to be the sole Magpie selected in the New Zealand Barbarians team which will take on the Lions in Whangarei on June 3.