Jonah Lomu dies, aged 40.
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Very sad news. Was my total sporting hero growing up and as above even though it wasn't great seeing New Zealand hammer us in the 1995 World cup, you just felt you were watching the start of a new era in rugby. Just amazed me not just the speed but how quickly he seemed to get up to it and with that devastating hand off and side step he was just awesome to watch. Unbelievable that the guy was never really playing at 100%. Thoughts go out to his family.
As Eric Rush once said 'will be another 100 years before you see another one like him'
RIP Jonah.
As Eric Rush once said 'will be another 100 years before you see another one like him'
RIP Jonah.
Sad, but it was possibly self inflicted, or inflicted by the demands of the sport to bulk up.
People accept unquestioningly that it was a genetic problem, maybe, maybe not, but another of his team members on the same 'program' had the same problem.
A fair proportion of long term drug using body builders suffer kidney damage, and a large proportion of those have the problem that killed Lomu.
People accept unquestioningly that it was a genetic problem, maybe, maybe not, but another of his team members on the same 'program' had the same problem.
A fair proportion of long term drug using body builders suffer kidney damage, and a large proportion of those have the problem that killed Lomu.
Mr GrimNasty said:
Sad, but it was possibly self inflicted, or inflicted by the demands of the sport to bulk up.
People accept unquestioningly that it was a genetic problem, maybe, maybe not, but another of his team members on the same 'program' had the same problem.
A fair proportion of long term drug using body builders suffer kidney damage, and a large proportion of those have the problem that killed Lomu.
You complete ignorant tosser. nephrotic syndrome is not caused by bulking up as you put it. Go back and look over the guy's life and career he was always a big lad he was 6ft tall at 14 yrs old. There was never any other All black that suffered from this condition either. Lomu only took steroids after his initial treatment for the condition began in 1998 - and if you knew anything you would also know people with debilitating conditions as this often take a form of steroid to just keep them alive. Go and look at the guy's athletic record when he was at Wesley College in Auckland before he had even begun to play rugby.People accept unquestioningly that it was a genetic problem, maybe, maybe not, but another of his team members on the same 'program' had the same problem.
A fair proportion of long term drug using body builders suffer kidney damage, and a large proportion of those have the problem that killed Lomu.
trickywoo said:
Legend.
Liked his cars too. I remember him having some real Godzilla Skylines.
He did indeed...Liked his cars too. I remember him having some real Godzilla Skylines.
http://www.themotorhood.com/themotorhood/2015/11/1...
Cheib said:
Wow....a genuine giant of the game. I remember seeing him in the Hong Kong Sevens before he really made his name in the XV man game and just thinking what an incredible player he was....only other player in any sport I have seen make such an impact so young was Becker at Wimbledon.
Agreed Cheib I saw a glimpse of him in the HK sevens too going through guys like David Campese and Serevi. Once in a lifetime someone comes along like this that just seems to transcend their sport too and Jonah did that. Seeing some of the tributes pour in from people that knew him, played with him and against him is a very nice thing to see. For me the 1999 Semi Final against the French where if it hadn't been for Jonah, New Zealand would of been beaten really badly - the first try he was knocking off massive guys like Benazzi etc and at the end of the game, there were just 2 or 3 All Blacks left on the pitch congratulating the French on their victory - Jonah was one of them. Mark of the man.
Someone as big as Lomu was always going to run through the (relatively) lightweight backs of twenty years ago, but he could also demolish forwards:
Vickery, hewn from Cornish granite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHTHed2uFg
One of the hardest tacklers of the 1990s, Rodber:
Vickery, hewn from Cornish granite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHTHed2uFg
One of the hardest tacklers of the 1990s, Rodber:
V8 Fettler said:
Someone as big as Lomu was always going to run through the (relatively) lightweight backs of twenty years ago, but he could also demolish forwards:
Vickery, hewn from Cornish granite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHTHed2uFg
One of the hardest tacklers of the 1990s, Rodber:
Is that Brian Moore standing there thinking 'fVickery, hewn from Cornish granite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHTHed2uFg
One of the hardest tacklers of the 1990s, Rodber:
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