Jonah Lomu
Rugby Player, Award Winner
1975 –
Who is Jonah Lomu?
Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He had sixty-three caps as an All Black after debuting in 1994. He is generally regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union. He has had a huge impact on the game. He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame on 9 October 2007, and the IRB Hall of Fame on 24 October 2011.
Lomu burst onto the international rugby scene during the 1994 Hong Kong Sevens tournament and was widely acknowledged to be the top player at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa even though New Zealand lost the championship game to the host Springboks. At one time Lomu was considered 'rugby union's biggest drawcard', swelling attendances at any match where he appeared. He is the Rugby World Cup all-time top try scorer with 15 tries - despite never winning a World Cup.
He has played for several domestic teams, in the Super Rugby, NPC and later the Magners League competitions. These included the Auckland Blues, Chiefs and Hurricanes, and Counties Manukau, Wellington and later North Harbour and Cardiff Blues. He made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant in 2004.
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- Born
- May 12, 1975
Auckland - Siblings
- Spouses
- Tanya Rutter
(1996 - 2000) - Fiona Lomu
(2003/08 - 2008/02) - Nadene Quirk
- Nadene Quirk
(2008 - )
- Tanya Rutter
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Profession
- Education
- Wesley College, Auckland
- Lived in
- Auckland
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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