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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88" title="جونا لومو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جونا لومو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conah_Lomu" title="Conah Lomu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Conah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88" title="جونا لومو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جونا لومو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EB%82%98_%EB%A1%9C%EB%AC%B4" title="조나 로무 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="조나 로무" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC" title="ジョナ・ロムー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジョナ・ロムー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Лому, Джона – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Лому, Джона" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ss mw-list-item"><a href="https://ss.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jona_Lomu" title="Jona Lomu – Swati" lang="ss" hreflang="ss" data-title="Jona Lomu" data-language-autonym="SiSwati" data-language-local-name="Swati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>SiSwati</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%83" title="Џона Лому – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Џона Лому" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Jonah Lomu" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Jonah Lomu" 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">New Zealand rugby union player (1975–2015)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Rugby player</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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Merit">MNZM</a></span></span></div></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jonah_Lomu_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Jonah_Lomu_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="250" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="250" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Lomu in 2004</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data">Jonah Tali Lomu</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Date of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1975-05-12</span>)</span>12 May 1975</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pukekohe" title="Pukekohe">Pukekohe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Date of death</th><td class="infobox-data">18 November 2015<span style="display:none">(2015-11-18)</span> (aged 40)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of death</th><td class="infobox-data">Auckland, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">196 cm (6 ft 5 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">School</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wesley_College,_Auckland" title="Wesley College, Auckland">Wesley College</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Notable relative(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Tamanika" title="John Tamanika">John Tamanika</a> (cousin)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Seti_Kiole" title="Seti Kiole">Seti Kiole</a> (cousin)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;color:inherit;">Rugby union career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: 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class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1994</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_under-21_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team">New Zealand U21</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 3</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (25)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1994–2002</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 63</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (185)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1996</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Barbarians" title="New Zealand Barbarians">New Zealand Barbarians</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 2</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1998–1999</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Junior_All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior All Blacks">New Zealand A</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 3</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2000–2002</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Barbarian_F.C." title="Barbarian F.C.">Barbarian F.C.</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 4</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (25)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;color:inherit;">National sevens team</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Comps</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1994–2001</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="New Zealand national rugby sevens team">New Zealand</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"> <div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="line-height:1.6em; font-size:105%;"><div style="margin:0 4em;">Medal record</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size:105%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style> <table class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; background-color:#f9f9f9; color:#000000; font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;">Men's <a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">rugby sevens</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing <span class="country-name"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_1998_Commonwealth_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games">1998 Kuala Lumpur</a> </span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_1998_Commonwealth_Games#Gold" title="New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">Rugby World Cup Sevens</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_sevens_at_the_2001_Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens_2001&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rugby sevens at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens 2001 (page does not exist)">2001 Argentina</a> </span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_at_the_2001_Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Zealand at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens (page does not exist)">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;">Men's <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Silver medal – second place"><img alt="Silver medal – second place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995 South Africa</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="1995 Rugby World Cup squads">Squad</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>  </p><p><b>Jonah Tali Lomu</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit">MNZM</a></span></span> (12 May 1975 – 18 November 2015) was a New Zealand professional <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> player.<sup id="cite_ref-LomuDiesAged40_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LomuDiesAged40-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, and as one of the most talented sportsmen ever.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bleacherreport.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bleacherreport.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-talksport.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-talksport.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu is considered to have been the first true global superstar of rugby, and consequently had a huge impact on the game.<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2011_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jonaha_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jonaha-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Standing 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and weighing 119 kilograms (262 lb), Lomu was famed for his unprecedented speed, strength and agility. Exceptionally large for a wing player, he is also known as the first winger to be a physical heavyweight. For his fast and effortless style of play, Lomu was once nicknamed the "freight train in ballet shoes", and was celebrated for his ability to shrug off tackles from multiple opponents at once.<sup id="cite_ref-Coyle_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coyle-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became the youngest ever <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">All Black</a> when he played his first <a href="/wiki/Test_match_(rugby_union)" title="Test match (rugby union)">international</a> in 1994 at the age of 19 years and 45 days.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Playing on the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_positions#Wing" title="Rugby union positions">wing</a>, Lomu finished his international career with 63 <a href="/wiki/Cap_(sport)" title="Cap (sport)">caps</a> and 37 <a href="/wiki/Try_(rugby)" title="Try (rugby)">tries</a>. Lomu was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame on 9 October 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-IRHOF_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IRHOF-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Hall_of_Fame" title="World Rugby Hall of Fame">IRB Hall of Fame</a> on 24 October 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-IRBHOF_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IRBHOF-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Pukekohe" title="Pukekohe">Pukekohe</a> to Tongan immigrants from <a href="/wiki/Ha%CA%BBapai" title="Haʻapai">Haʻapai</a>, Lomu grew up between rural Tonga and <a href="/wiki/South_Auckland" title="South Auckland">South Auckland</a>. His childhood in Auckland was marked by local gang violence, and his mother nurtured his interest in sport.<sup id="cite_ref-Wall_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wall-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Attending <a href="/wiki/Wesley_College,_Auckland" title="Wesley College, Auckland">Wesley College</a>, he excelled in athletics and <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">both rugby codes</a> before pursuing a professional career. He burst onto the international rugby scene during the 1994 <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Sevens" title="Hong Kong Sevens">Hong Kong Sevens</a> tournament, the same year he made his fifteen-a-side debut. He was acknowledged as the top player at the <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995 World Cup</a> for his acclaimed 4-try performance in the semi-final against England, even though New Zealand lost the final to the host <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a>. In the semi-final he famously bulldozed several players and ran straight over the top of full-back <a href="/wiki/Mike_Catt" title="Mike Catt">Mike Catt</a>, establishing him as one of the most talented young players of his generation. He shares with South African <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Habana" title="Bryan Habana">Bryan Habana</a> the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a> all-time try scoring record of 15, which he accumulated in only two tournaments.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the height of his fame in the mid-1990s, Lomu became a globally recognised <a href="/wiki/Cultural_icon" title="Cultural icon">cultural icon</a> of <a href="/wiki/South_Auckland" title="South Auckland">South Auckland</a> and its <a href="/wiki/Pasifika_New_Zealanders" title="Pasifika New Zealanders">Pasifika</a> community.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His performance at that Rugby World Cup and others that followed established him as "rugby union's biggest drawcard", just as the game turned fully professional,<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph-2011-09-25_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-2011-09-25-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with him swelling attendances at any match where he appeared. Lomu's innovative position as a physically large winger was highly influential; for his impact on the gameplay of rugby union itself, he has been compared with <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Bradman" title="Don Bradman">Don Bradman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a> in their respective fields.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was appointed as a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit">Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit</a>, for services to rugby, in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)" title="2007 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)">2007 Queen's Birthday Honours</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MNZM_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MNZM-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Department_of_the_Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet-2007_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Department_of_the_Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet-2007-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu was known for his humility, gentle nature, and passion. He used his celebrity to support Pasifika community efforts and charities such as <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a>, and often paid bills for his childhood friends in Māngere.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_Sport_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_Sport-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-2015_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-2015-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ainge_Roy-2015_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ainge_Roy-2015-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995 he was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Nephrotic_syndrome" title="Nephrotic syndrome">nephrotic syndrome</a>, a serious genetic <a href="/wiki/Kidney" title="Kidney">kidney</a> disorder, and the disease had a significant impact on his playing career and wider life. By 2003 he was on dialysis, and in 2004 underwent a <a href="/wiki/Kidney_transplant" class="mw-redirect" title="Kidney transplant">kidney transplant</a> that saved his life. He turned his energy to being a Kidney Kids NZ ambassador, encouraging children with similar afflictions to seek treatment.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-2015_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-2015-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a period of hiatus, he returned to play domestically rather than internationally. Lomu played for several domestic New Zealand <a href="/wiki/Mitre_10_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitre 10 Cup">provincial</a> or <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> sides, and late in his career played club rugby in both Wales and France. These included the <a href="/wiki/Blues_(Super_Rugby)" title="Blues (Super Rugby)">Auckland Blues</a>, with whom he won the inaugural 1996 Super 12 Final with, <a href="/wiki/Chiefs_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chiefs (rugby union)">Chiefs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hurricanes_(rugby_union)" title="Hurricanes (rugby union)">Hurricanes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union">Counties Manukau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Wellington Rugby Football Union">Wellington</a>, and later <a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_Rugby_Union" title="North Harbour Rugby Union">North Harbour</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a>. His illness forced his retirement from professional rugby in 2007 at the age of 32. </p><p>After returning from abroad, Lomu died unexpectedly on 18 November 2015 at home in Auckland. The cause was a heart attack associated with his kidney condition. His passing saw widespread tributes to him and his family, including condolences from <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> and a haka performed by the pupils of his boyhood primary school.<sup id="cite_ref-Ainge_Roy-2015_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ainge_Roy-2015-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a> passed a national motion in honour of his life.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-2015-2_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-2015-2-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_youth_career">Early life and youth career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and youth career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ha%27apai_Islands_near_Tonga,_South_Pacific_-_panoramio_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ha%27apai_Islands_near_Tonga%2C_South_Pacific_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/220px-Ha%27apai_Islands_near_Tonga%2C_South_Pacific_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ha%27apai_Islands_near_Tonga%2C_South_Pacific_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/330px-Ha%27apai_Islands_near_Tonga%2C_South_Pacific_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ha%27apai_Islands_near_Tonga%2C_South_Pacific_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg/440px-Ha%27apai_Islands_near_Tonga%2C_South_Pacific_-_panoramio_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4602" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>The Haʻapai Islands, <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a>, where Lomu's parents emigrated from and where he spent parts of his childhood</figcaption></figure> <p>Lomu was born in <a href="/wiki/Pukekohe" title="Pukekohe">Pukekohe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a> on 12 May 1975 to <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tongan</a> parents, who had emigrated from <a href="/wiki/Holopeka" title="Holopeka">Holopeka</a>, a village on <a href="/wiki/Lifuka" title="Lifuka">Lifuka</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ha%CA%BBapai_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Haʻapai Islands">Haʻapai Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu was a <a href="/wiki/Tongan_language" title="Tongan language">Tongan</a> speaker; he spent some of his early childhood in Holopeka with his aunt Longo and uncle Mosese,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he spoke the language to fluency.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wall_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wall-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then moved back to Auckland suburb of <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ngere" title="Māngere">Māngere</a> to be educated, where he spent the rest of his childhood with his parents and siblings.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnston-2015_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston-2015-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There, he was exposed to nearby gang violence, and lost an uncle and a cousin to attacks. This led his mother to send him to <a href="/wiki/Wesley_College,_Auckland" title="Wesley College, Auckland">Wesley College</a> in Auckland.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At high school, Lomu excelled in athletics, in particular, the 100 metres, shot put, javelin, high jump, hurdles and relay. In his final year, he ran the 100 mts in 11.2 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1993, during his last year at Wesley, he started playing rugby more seriously, while still combining it with athletics. </p><p>New Zealand sevens star <a href="/wiki/Eric_Rush" title="Eric Rush">Eric Rush</a> played a <a href="/wiki/Touch_rugby" title="Touch rugby">touch</a> game with Lomu when he was 14 years old and was so impressed he invited him to a <a href="/wiki/Sevens_rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="Sevens rugby">sevens</a> tournament in Singapore the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a youngster however, Lomu first played <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2001_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2001-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His introduction to <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> came through a tournament in Te Kuiti where he stayed with Glyn Meads, son of famous All Black <a href="/wiki/Colin_Meads" title="Colin Meads">Colin Meads</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2001_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2001-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lomu started his rugby union career in the forwards, mostly as an openside flanker (no.7), sometimes to the blindside (no.6),<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before switching to the left wing in what he described as the "best move he could have made".<sup id="cite_ref-Alatini_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alatini-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He represented New Zealand in the national under-19 side in 1993, as well as the under-21 side the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He first came to international attention at the 1994 <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Sevens" title="Hong Kong Sevens">Hong Kong Sevens</a> tournament as part of a team including Rush.<sup id="cite_ref-sevens_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sevens-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the age of 19 years and 45 days, Lomu became the youngest All Black test player as he debuted on the wing against <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> in 1994, breaking a record that had been held by <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Wrigley" title="Edgar Wrigley">Edgar Wrigley</a> since 1905.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match was played at <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Park" title="Lancaster Park">Lancaster Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a>, and the All Blacks lost 22–8. The second match was played at <a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> in Auckland with France winning again, 23–20. Lomu marked <a href="/wiki/%C3%89mile_Ntamack" title="Émile Ntamack">Emile N'tamack</a> and admits that his inexperience led to him being exposed by the French team.<sup id="cite_ref-Alatini_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alatini-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1995_World_Cup">1995 World Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1995 World Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite having just two All Black caps, Lomu was included in the squad for the <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995 World Cup</a> in South Africa. Lomu scored seven tries in five matches, two in the first match against <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> in <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>, a try in the quarter final against <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> at <a href="/wiki/Loftus_Versfeld_Stadium" title="Loftus Versfeld Stadium">Loftus Versfeld</a>, and four tries in the semi-final against <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> at <a href="/wiki/Newlands_Stadium" title="Newlands Stadium">Newlands</a>. The first try in the English match occurred after Lomu received a pass behind him, beat two defenders and then, after a stumble, ran straight over the top of <a href="/wiki/Mike_Catt" title="Mike Catt">Mike Catt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2011_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This caused one New Zealand commentator, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Quinn_(broadcaster)" title="Keith Quinn (broadcaster)">Keith Quinn</a>, to gasp.<sup id="cite_ref-QuinnGasps_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QuinnGasps-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the game, England captain <a href="/wiki/Will_Carling" title="Will Carling">Will Carling</a> said: "He is a freak and the sooner he goes away the better".<sup id="cite_ref-Freak_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freak-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His first score was voted the try of the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-thenational1_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thenational1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002 the UK public voted Lomu's performance no. 19 in the list of the <a href="/wiki/100_Greatest_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="100 Greatest (UK TV series)">100 Greatest Sporting Moments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Zealand played the <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 Rugby World Cup Final">World Cup final</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Park_Stadium" title="Ellis Park Stadium">Ellis Park</a> against <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ABGane992_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABGane992-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither side scored a try, with South Africa coming out on top 15–12 after kicking a drop-goal in <a href="/wiki/Extra_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time">extra time</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1996–1998"><span id="1996.E2.80.931998"></span>1996–1998</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1996–1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the World Cup New Zealand played Australia home and away for the <a href="/wiki/Bledisloe_Cup" title="Bledisloe Cup">Bledisloe Cup</a> with Lomu scoring tries in both matches.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He scored two tries in the All Blacks victory over <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bologna" title="Bologna">Bologna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu played against France in <a href="/wiki/Toulouse" title="Toulouse">Toulouse</a>, where New Zealand failed to score any tries.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He scored a try in the second test in Paris, helping his team to victory. Lomu played for the All Blacks in matches against the touring <a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Scotland teams in June 1996, scoring in one of the Scottish matches.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Just before the World Cup final a deal was struck between South Africa, New Zealand and Australia (<a href="/wiki/SANZAAR" title="SANZAAR">SANZAR</a>) to create the <a href="/wiki/The_Rugby_Championship" title="The Rugby Championship">Tri-Nations</a>, an annual round robin competition between the three nations launched with the advent of professionalism in rugby.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Zealand won all their games to become the first Tri-Nations winners.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu scored a try in a 43–6 victory over Australia in the inaugural match, which has been described by New Zealand Herald journalist David Leggat as "the perfect wet-weather game".<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the end of 1996, Lomu was diagnosed with a rare and serious <a href="/wiki/Kidney_disorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Kidney disorder">kidney disorder</a>, which saw him take time off from the sport.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, he did not play in the <a href="/wiki/1997_Tri_Nations_Series" title="1997 Tri Nations Series">1997 Tri Nations Series</a>, but he was included in the All Blacks tour of the northern hemisphere at the end of the year. Lomu played in the two warm up matches, scoring tries against Wales 'A' and Emerging England. He played the first test against England at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford_(football_ground)" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Trafford (football ground)">Old Trafford</a>, as well as the test against Wales at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>, and the second match against England—he did not score in any of the three games. </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/1998_Commonwealth_Games" title="1998 Commonwealth Games">1998 Commonwealth Games</a> in Kuala Lumpur, he won a gold medal representing New Zealand in the Sevens Rugby event.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The English rugby team came to New Zealand the following year for a two test series. Lomu played in both of the matches, scoring in the first, which was a 64–22 win in <a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a>, but not in the second test won 40–10 by the All Blacks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1999_and_the_World_Cup">1999 and the World Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1999 and the World Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lomu's 1999 international season kicked off with a warm-up match against <a href="/wiki/Junior_All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior All Blacks">New Zealand A</a>, which was followed by a game against Samoa in which Lomu scored one of the All Blacks' nine tries. He came on as a replacement in every game of the <a href="/wiki/1999_Tri_Nations_Series" title="1999 Tri Nations Series">1999 Tri Nations Series</a> with <a href="/wiki/Christian_Cullen" title="Christian Cullen">Christian Cullen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tana_Umaga" title="Tana Umaga">Tana Umaga</a> preferred as starters on the wings.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Zealand were crowned Tri Nations champions despite losing the last game against Australia. </p><p>Lomu scored eight tries at the <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999 World Cup</a>. In pool matches he scored two tries against <a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tonga national rugby union team">Tonga</a>, one against England and two against Italy. The All Blacks finished top of their pool and proceeded to the quarter-finals. They defeated Scotland, with Lomu scoring one of New Zealand's four tries. Lomu scored twice in the semi-final match against France, though it was not enough to see them through to the final as France went on to win 43–31.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the World Cup, despite speculation that he would be moving to play <a href="/wiki/American_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football">American Football</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> or stay to play rugby in the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness Premiership">English Premiership</a>, Lomu returned to New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-signing_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signing-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="End_of_international_career">End of international career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: End of international career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mardel_24-1-01_lomu_en_villa_marista_foto_fabian_gastiarena.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Mardel_24-1-01_lomu_en_villa_marista_foto_fabian_gastiarena.jpg/220px-Mardel_24-1-01_lomu_en_villa_marista_foto_fabian_gastiarena.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Mardel_24-1-01_lomu_en_villa_marista_foto_fabian_gastiarena.jpg/330px-Mardel_24-1-01_lomu_en_villa_marista_foto_fabian_gastiarena.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Mardel_24-1-01_lomu_en_villa_marista_foto_fabian_gastiarena.jpg/440px-Mardel_24-1-01_lomu_en_villa_marista_foto_fabian_gastiarena.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="618" /></a><figcaption>Jonah Lomu in training in 2001</figcaption></figure> <p>Lomu started 2000 with big victories over Tonga and Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The opening match of the <a href="/wiki/2000_Tri_Nations_Series" title="2000 Tri Nations Series">2000 Tri Nations Series</a> was played in front of a record crowd of 109,874 and has been labelled the "match of the century'.'<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Zealand scored three tries in the first five minutes to lead by 21 points, before Australia came back, leveling the scores before half time. With minutes remaining, the Wallabies led 35 to 34; until Lomu "brushed past a desperate <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Larkham" title="Stephen Larkham">Stephen Larkham</a> to tip-toe down the line and score the winning try".<sup id="cite_ref-abc_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match was followed by a victory over South Africa, and then a re-match with Australia, which Australia won 24 to 23. New Zealand lost the final game to South Africa finishing second in the table, behind Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu played in one other test that year; against France at <a href="/wiki/Stade_de_France" title="Stade de France">Stade de France</a> in November, which the All Blacks won 39 to 26. </p><p>Lomu was part of the New Zealand Sevens team that won the 2001 <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">Sevens World Cup</a>, filling in for Rush, who suffered a broken leg during the competition.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the lead up to the <a href="/wiki/2001_Tri_Nations_Series" title="2001 Tri Nations Series">2001 Tri Nations Series</a>, the All Blacks played <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> and France at home, Lomu scoring a try in the French match.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a try-less opening victory against South Africa Lomu played his 50th test for the All Blacks at the Carisbrook 'House of Pain', scoring a try in the second minute of play.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Wallabies spoiled the party however, winning 23 to 15. This was followed by a win over South Africa, and loss to the Wallabies at <a href="/wiki/Telstra_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Stadium">Stadium Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1999 off season, Lomu transferred to Wellington, signing up with second division club <a href="/wiki/Wainuiomata_RFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wainuiomata RFC">Wainuiomata RFC</a>. Lomu played his debut match against <a href="/wiki/Northern_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern United">Northern United</a> scoring twice and attracting a bumper crowd and followed that up with a further appearance in 2001. Lomu wore the green and black club socks when he played for the <a href="/wiki/Barbarian_F.C." title="Barbarian F.C.">Barbarian F.C.</a> in 2000. </p><p>At the end of the year, the All Blacks played Ireland at <a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Road" title="Lansdowne Road">Lansdowne Road</a> in Dublin. Lomu was a central figure in the 40 to 29 win, setting up <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Mauger" title="Aaron Mauger">Aaron Mauger</a> for his debut try, and taking an inside pass to blast through for one of his own.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The All Blacks end of season tour continued at <a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield</a> in Edinburgh, where they defeated Scotland 37 to six, with Lomu contributing one try. In the final match of the tour, the All Blacks played Argentina at the <a href="/wiki/Estadio_Monumental_Antonio_Vespucio_Liberti" class="mw-redirect" title="Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti">River Plate Stadium</a>. Lomu put the All Blacks in front with a try after Argentina took an early lead. New Zealand won the match by a score of 24 to 20.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his first test of 2002, he came off the bench in the second half to score a try in a match against Italy.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was again injected into play from the bench in the first of a two test series against Ireland in New Zealand; helping New Zealand to an uninspiring win.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu was back starting on the left wing for the second test against the Irish, which New Zealand won 40–8.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu did not score in the subsequent match against <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a>; in performance that was labelled "disappointing" by <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Cooper_(rugby_union)" title="Matthew Cooper (rugby union)">Matthew Cooper</a> after he was beaten on the outside for Fiji's first try.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu came off the bench in the All Blacks first game of the <a href="/wiki/2002_Tri_Nations_Series" title="2002 Tri Nations Series">2002 Tri Nations Series</a> against South Africa, though he did not play in the rest of the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He returned to the wing for a game against England in November 2002. Lomu ended up scoring two tries, though it was not enough to secure a New Zealand victory, with England winning 31–28.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The subsequent match against France resulted in a draw, the first between the two nations in 96 years. The last match of the end of season tour was against Wales, which the All Blacks won 43–17.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These were the last international matches that Lomu would play for New Zealand as his illness worsened and he needed a kidney transplant.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comeback">Comeback</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Comeback"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jonah_Lomu_played_for_Cardiff_in_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Jonah_Lomu_played_for_Cardiff_in_2006.jpg/220px-Jonah_Lomu_played_for_Cardiff_in_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Jonah_Lomu_played_for_Cardiff_in_2006.jpg/330px-Jonah_Lomu_played_for_Cardiff_in_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Jonah_Lomu_played_for_Cardiff_in_2006.jpg/440px-Jonah_Lomu_played_for_Cardiff_in_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>Jonah Lomu playing for <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff</a> in 2006</figcaption></figure><p>Lomu returned to professional rugby in 2005. He first needed special clearance from the <a href="/wiki/World_Anti-Doping_Agency" title="World Anti-Doping Agency">World Anti-Doping Agency</a>, as one of the anti-rejection drugs he was required to take is on the WADA list of banned substances.<sup id="cite_ref-wada_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wada-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 April 2005, he signed a two-year contract to play for the New Zealand first division provincial team <a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_Rugby_Union" title="North Harbour Rugby Union">North Harbour</a> in the NPC.<sup id="cite_ref-npc_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npc-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ended up missing the first season when he injured his shoulder scoring a try in a preseason <a href="/wiki/Testimonial_match" title="Testimonial match">testimonial match</a> against <a href="/wiki/Martin_Johnson_(rugby_union)" title="Martin Johnson (rugby union)">Martin Johnson</a>'s invitational XV.<sup id="cite_ref-testimonial_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-testimonial-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead he worked in a coaching capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-nhcoach_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhcoach-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> North Harbour gave him permission to play overseas at the <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a> over the off season.<sup id="cite_ref-cardiff_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cardiff-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lomu made his first appearance in a competitive match since his transplant on 10 December 2005, with a 60-minute effort in Cardiff's away <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> fixture against Italian club <a href="/wiki/Ghial_Rugby_Calvisano" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghial Rugby Calvisano">Calvisano</a>. Lomu scored his first try for Cardiff on 27 December, with a man-of-the-match performance during a 41–23 win against the <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Newport Gwent Dragons</a>. He spent the early part of 2006 sidelined while he concentrated on gaining speed and strength<sup id="cite_ref-weight_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weight-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> not playing again until April. He broke his ankle near the end of his first game back, ending his season with Cardiff. During his time in Wales, he played 10 games and scored one try.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He returned to North Harbour for the 2006 NPC season,<sup id="cite_ref-npcreturn_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npcreturn-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> playing for <a href="/wiki/Massey_Rugby_Club" title="Massey Rugby Club">Massey</a> against Marist in the North Harbour club competition. For Lomu it was "a small step"<sup id="cite_ref-nhclub_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhclub-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> towards his aim of reclaiming his All Blacks jersey for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007 World Cup</a>. Lomu played for North Harbour in round four of the <a href="/wiki/National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)" title="National Provincial Championship (2006–present)">National Provincial Championship</a> against Wellington winning 31–16. Lomu said after the match "For me it's a dream come true... I've always said this is my goal—to come back and play in New Zealand." Lomu failed to get a Super Rugby contract, effectively dashing any hopes of making the World Cup squad.<sup id="cite_ref-scrum_dream_over_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scrum_dream_over-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu stated that he was disappointed by his failure to gain a Super 14 contract, but that he had not failed himself.<sup id="cite_ref-scrum_dream_over_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scrum_dream_over-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lomu was offered a contract with the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Titans" title="Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans</a>, a new <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a> franchise in the <a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_League" title="National Rugby League">National Rugby League</a> competition, but turned it down as it would have been difficult to reconcile his sponsorship contracts with companies associated with rugby union.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirement">Retirement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lomu retired from professional rugby in 2007, but still took part in some charity matches. He was going to play in the <a href="/wiki/Help_For_Heroes" class="mw-redirect" title="Help For Heroes">Help For Heroes</a> charity match at <a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham</a> in 2008, but had to withdraw after injuring his ankle in training.<sup id="cite_ref-Lomu_out_of_Twickenham_Clash_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lomu_out_of_Twickenham_Clash-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year Lomu played in a charity match at <a href="/wiki/Aberavon_RFC" title="Aberavon RFC">Aberavon RFC</a>'s Talbot Athletic grounds to raise money for a local children's charity. The match was covered by the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> rugby show <i><a href="/wiki/Scrum_V" title="Scrum V">Scrum V</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lomu_Playing_for_Aberavon_Naval_RFC_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lomu_Playing_for_Aberavon_Naval_RFC-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2009, Lomu took part in an amateur bodybuilding contest, finishing second in two categories, including the men's open over-90 kg, and the mixed pairs. He joined French <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale_1" title="Fédérale 1">Fédérale 1</a> team <a href="/wiki/Marseille_Vitrolles_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="Marseille Vitrolles Rugby">Marseille Vitrolles</a> in November,<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making his debut in a 64–13 victory over against Montmelian.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu started the match at centre then moved to <a href="/wiki/Number_eight_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Number eight (rugby union)">number 8</a>, the position he played as a youngster in New Zealand. </p><p>Lomu also made an attempt to take part in a charity boxing event in New Zealand called "Fight for Life" 2011, for which he was the intended captain of the rugby union team. It was his intention to fight the main event against former league player <a href="/wiki/Monty_Betham" title="Monty Betham">Monty Betham</a>. On 14 November Lomu pulled out of the competition as he had just recently been hospitalised for over a week due to his failing kidney.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_tries">International tries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: International tries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_international_rugby_union_tries_by_Jonah_Lomu" title="List of international rugby union tries by Jonah Lomu">List of international rugby union tries by Jonah Lomu</a></div> <p>Lomu scored tries against every major test playing nation in World Rugby except South Africa (12 matches) and Wales (3 matches).<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his career, Lomu scored eight tries against England—more than any other All Black. Lomu set a record of 15 tries in World Cup tournaments, which was equalled by South African <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Habana" title="Bryan Habana">Bryan Habana</a> in <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_style">Playing style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Playing style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lomu had a unique combination of power, size and speed that made him devastating with the ball in hand.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald1_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He weighed 120 kg and was 1.96 metres tall, but could run 100 metres in 11.2 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ran with a low centre of gravity and was the best exponent at bumping off attempted tackles in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald1_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also had a powerful fend and subtle body swerve.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald1_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He generally stayed out on his wing,<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but would occasionally replace <a href="/wiki/Zinzan_Brooke" title="Zinzan Brooke">Zinzan Brooke</a> at the back of the scrum if the All Blacks wanted more power.<sup id="cite_ref-thenational2_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thenational2-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu was famously described as the "freight train in ballet shoes" by Australian rugby journalist <a href="/wiki/Peter_FitzSimons" title="Peter FitzSimons">Peter FitzSimons</a>, who elaborated: "other players could go through players, other players could go around player... Lomu could do it all.”<sup id="cite_ref-Coyle_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coyle-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jonah_Lomu_Madame_Tussaud_london.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Jonah_Lomu_Madame_Tussaud_london.jpg/220px-Jonah_Lomu_Madame_Tussaud_london.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Jonah_Lomu_Madame_Tussaud_london.jpg/330px-Jonah_Lomu_Madame_Tussaud_london.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Jonah_Lomu_Madame_Tussaud_london.jpg/440px-Jonah_Lomu_Madame_Tussaud_london.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2336" data-file-height="3504" /></a><figcaption>Waxwork of Lomu in <a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_London" class="mw-redirect" title="Madame Tussauds London">Madame Tussauds London</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1996, Lomu married South African Tanya Rutter, and they made their home in New Zealand. Lomu's family never approved of the relationship, and they divorced after four years of marriage. </p><p>Lomu married his second wife Fiona in a secret ceremony on <a href="/wiki/Waiheke_Island" title="Waiheke Island">Waiheke Island</a> in August 2003, holding the wedding reception a week later on the same island.<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_Herald_3520846_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_Herald_3520846-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, Lomu and Fiona divorced after he had an affair with Nadene Quirk.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu and Nadene later married in 2011 and at the time of his death he was living with Nadene and their children, Brayley and Dhyreille.<sup id="cite_ref-thenational2_98-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thenational2-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-marriage3_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marriage3-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu was a lover of languages. In addition to <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> and his parents' <a href="/wiki/Tongan_language" title="Tongan language">Tongan</a>, he also learned to speak in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese" title="Mandarin Chinese">Mandarin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Cantonese</a> and he had a working proficiency of <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lomu was a member of the Champions for Peace club,<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by <a href="/wiki/Peace_and_Sport" title="Peace and Sport">Peace and Sport</a>, a Monaco-based international organisation.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Lomu and Nadene became members of <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1996, <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> New Zealand named a burger after Lomu, temporarily rebranding the McFeast burger line (called "Mega Feast" in New Zealand) as the "Jonah Burger".<sup id="cite_ref-jonahburger_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jonahburger-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 9 April 2007, Lomu appeared on New Zealand's version of <i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Life_(New_Zealand_TV_series)" title="This Is Your Life (New Zealand TV series)">This Is Your Life</a></i>, in which he was reunited with long time friend <a href="/wiki/Grant_Kereama" title="Grant Kereama">Grant Kereama</a>, who had donated a kidney to Lomu when he underwent a kidney transplant in July 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a subject of the British version of <i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Life_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="This Is Your Life (UK TV series)">This Is Your Life</a></i> in 2002 when he was surprised by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Aspel" title="Michael Aspel">Michael Aspel</a> while touring with the All Blacks in Edinburgh.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Financial_troubles">Financial troubles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Financial troubles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite making millions of dollars during his rugby career, Lomu died with only a few assets to his name and very little savings. It is believed his earnings were absorbed by his divorces, medical bills related to his kidney disease, and failed business ventures.<sup id="cite_ref-lomunorquay_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lomunorquay-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-elgotlomu_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elgotlomu-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lomu was the director and a shareholder in Global 11 Travel, which was liquidated in 1999. At the time of his death, he owed money on property investments, as well as loans taken out to buy personal vehicles. His family were living in a rented $2.2 million (NZD) Auckland home. Lomu had sold some of his properties a decade prior, including his Maupuia mansion bought in 2000, which sold three years later for a reported $1.4 million (NZD).<sup id="cite_ref-lomunorquay_108-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lomunorquay-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-elgotlomu_109-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elgotlomu-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nzheraldlomu_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzheraldlomu-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_issues">Health issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Health issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grant_Kereama,_Jonah_Lomu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Grant_Kereama%2C_Jonah_Lomu.jpg/220px-Grant_Kereama%2C_Jonah_Lomu.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Grant_Kereama%2C_Jonah_Lomu.jpg/330px-Grant_Kereama%2C_Jonah_Lomu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Grant_Kereama%2C_Jonah_Lomu.jpg/440px-Grant_Kereama%2C_Jonah_Lomu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Lomu (right) with <a href="/wiki/Grant_Kereama" title="Grant Kereama">Grant Kereama</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Government_House,_Wellington" title="Government House, Wellington">Government House, Wellington</a>, on 27 August 2007, following Lomu's investiture as a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit">Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit</a>, for services to rugby</figcaption></figure> <p>At the end of 1995, Lomu was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Nephrotic_syndrome" title="Nephrotic syndrome">nephrotic syndrome</a>, a serious <a href="/wiki/Kidney" title="Kidney">kidney</a> disorder. His rugby union career went on hold whilst the disorder was treated. In May 2003, the <a href="/wiki/NZRFU" class="mw-redirect" title="NZRFU">NZRFU</a> announced that Lomu had been put on <a href="/wiki/Kidney_dialysis" title="Kidney dialysis">dialysis</a> three times a week due to <a href="/wiki/Chronic_kidney_disease" title="Chronic kidney disease">deterioration in his kidney function</a>. <a href="/wiki/Uremia" title="Uremia">Side effects</a> of Lomu's dialysis treatment led to severe <a href="/wiki/Neuropathy" class="mw-redirect" title="Neuropathy">nerve damage</a> in his <a href="/wiki/Peripheral_neuropathy" title="Peripheral neuropathy">feet and legs</a>; his doctors warned him that he faced life in a wheelchair if a kidney transplant was not performed soon.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu underwent a kidney transplant on 28 July 2004 in <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, New Zealand. The kidney was donated by <a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> radio presenter <a href="/wiki/Grant_Kereama" title="Grant Kereama">Grant Kereama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death">Death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the morning of 18 November 2015, Lomu died unexpectedly in Auckland from a heart attack linked to his kidney disease.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous night he had returned from the United Kingdom with his family after a short holiday stay in <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>. Lomu had been receiving dialysis treatments during his visit to the UK where he was involved in heavy promotional work during the <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LomuDiesAged40_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LomuDiesAged40-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GuardianDeath_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GuardianDeath-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His first public <a href="/wiki/Funeral" title="Funeral">service</a> was held in his home church in Māngere, Auckland, with Lomu's family members in attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnston-2015_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston-2015-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two public services were held at <a href="/wiki/Vodafone_Events_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Vodafone Events Centre">Vodafone Events Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Manukau" title="Manukau">Manukau</a> on 28 November 2015, and at Eden Park on 30 November 2015, a day before a private service.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His passing saw widespread tributes to him and his family, from <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> to a haka performed by the pupils of his boyhood primary school.<sup id="cite_ref-Ainge_Roy-2015_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ainge_Roy-2015-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a> passed a national motion in honour of his life.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-2015-2_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-2015-2-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A month after his death, an independent trust known as the Jonah Lomu Legacy Trust was formed by the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association, intended to help support his sons.<sup id="cite_ref-lomunorquay_108-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lomunorquay-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-elgotlomu_109-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elgotlomu-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lomu has been described as one of the greatest athletes not just in the game of rugby, but in sporting history altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-bleacherreport.com_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bleacherreport.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-talksport.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-talksport.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has been widely described as the first true global superstar of rugby union<sup id="cite_ref-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2011_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_New_Zealand_Herald-2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and as having a huge impact on the game,<sup id="cite_ref-jonaha_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jonaha-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with comparisons being drawn with <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Bradman" title="Don Bradman">Don Bradman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald1_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On his game-changing ability, fellow rugby player Kenny Logan stated, "you could talk about <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a> or <a href="/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo" title="Cristiano Ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a>, that’s what Jonah was, someone who could change games if you gave him the ball wherever he was".<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At one time Lomu was considered 'rugby union's biggest drawcard',<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph-2011-09-25_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-2011-09-25-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as his appearance at a match would increase attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before 1995, wingers were generally fast and good on their feet.<sup id="cite_ref-thenational1_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thenational1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu was the first truly massive wing, a trend that has now become standard in many teams.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald1_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his displays at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, in December 1995 Lomu received the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Overseas_Sports_Personality_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year">BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year</a>, an award given to a non-British sportsperson considered to have made the most substantial contribution to a sport each year who has also captured the imagination of the British public.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu was also noted for his charity; as a celebrity, he supported Pasifika community efforts and charities such as <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a> and Kidney Kids NZ.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_Sport_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_Sport-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RNZ-2015_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZ-2015-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lomu was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/International_Rugby_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Rugby Hall of Fame">International Rugby Hall of Fame</a> on 9 October 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-IRHOF_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IRHOF-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/IRB_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="IRB Hall of Fame">IRB Hall of Fame</a> on 24 October 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-IRBHOF_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IRBHOF-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was appointed as a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit">Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit</a>, for services to rugby, in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)" title="2007 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)">2007 Queen's Birthday Honours</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MNZM_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MNZM-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Department_of_the_Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet-2007_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Department_of_the_Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet-2007-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lomu lent his name to various video games including <i><a href="/wiki/Jonah_Lomu_Rugby" title="Jonah Lomu Rugby">Jonah Lomu Rugby</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-jlrgame_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jlrgame-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Challenge_(video_game)" title="Rugby Challenge (video game)">Rugby Challenge</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-jlrcgame_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jlrcgame-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Fe%27aunati" title="Isaac Fe'aunati">Isaac Fe'aunati</a> in <a href="/wiki/Invictus_(film)" title="Invictus (film)"><i>Invictus</i></a>,<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a film chronicling <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>'s journey with the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South African rugby team</a> in the 1995 World Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2018, Jonah Lomu Drive, in the <a href="/wiki/Paerata" title="Paerata">Paerata Rise</a> development north of <a href="/wiki/Pukekohe" title="Pukekohe">Pukekohe</a>, was named in his honour.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 16 November 2018, an exhibition rugby match was held at <a href="/wiki/Aberavon_Quins_RFC" title="Aberavon Quins RFC">Aberavon Quins RFC</a> to raise funds for the Jonah Lomu Legacy Trust. The game was organised by a local rugby fanatic, Stuart Broad, as a means to thank Lomu for having turned out to play for Aberavon Naval RFC 10 years previously. The event included players from all over Wales, as well as a Welsh male voice choir, a female vocalist, a brass band, Māori war dancers and a fireworks display. It raised £3,500 in aid of the trust set up for Lomu's two sons. </p><p>As of 2024, a documentary on the life of Lomu (titled <i>Lomu</i>) is in production. The documentary has received NZ$800,000 in funding from the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Film_Commission" title="New Zealand Film Commission">New Zealand Film Commission</a>. 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HarperCollins Publishers, London, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-00-274028-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-00-274028-1">0-00-274028-1</a></li> <li>Lomu, Jonah, (2004). <i>Jonah Lomu Autobiography</i>, Headline Book Pub Ltd, (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7553-1263-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-7553-1263-5">0-7553-1263-5</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonah_Lomu&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Clarke">Ron Clarke</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gary_Player" title="Gary Player">Gary Player</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio" title="Eusébio">Eusébio</a> & <a href="/wiki/Garfield_Sobers" title="Garfield Sobers">Garfield Sobers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/George_Moore_(jockey)" title="George Moore (jockey)">George Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Ludmila_Belousova" title="Ludmila Belousova">Ludmila Belousova</a> & <a href="/wiki/Oleg_Protopopov" title="Oleg Protopopov">Oleg Protopopov</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Laver" title="Rod Laver">Rod Laver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Pel%C3%A9" title="Pelé">Pelé</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Olga_Korbut" title="Olga Korbut">Olga 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