Jonah Lomu Dies

[Welshbeef]

Mr GrimNasty said:

And still no one mentions his problems can be caused by creatine/steroid abuse! Not saying they were, just what are the odds?

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/rugbys-obses...

Sorry this isn't the thread for that post.

[Eric Mc]

Mr GrimNasty said:

And still no one mentions his problems can be caused by creatine/steroid abuse! Not saying they were, just what are the odds?

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/rugbys-obses...

The thought did cross my mind but I don't think this thread is the correct time or place. Leave it for a few weeks and maybe try again when the sadness is reduced.

[Derek Smith]

AdamIndy said:

I'm not a rugby fan at all but I always watched when he was playing. I was genuinely gutted when I heard the news. The man was the true meaning of a legend, a real game changer. He was a beast! He will be missed. RIP big man. As I saw on Facebook earlier, "the game upstairs just got a whole lot tougher".

I'm a rugby fan and have been since professionalism.

He changed the sport quite fundamentally. He wasn't alone but he was in the lead. Awe-inspiring to watch. I didn't meet him but I know a few who have and they all say what a pleasant bloke he was, self-effacing, modest and willing to talk. I know what the subject of conversation will be at my club on Saturday.

[Legend83]

Really shocked by this news. I reached the age where rugby (and sport in general) came on the radar in the mid-to-late 90s and just remember being awestruck at this human wrecking ball that possessed so much grace.

I often think his power and brute take the plaudits when I just remember how incredible his balance was to take those hits and still remain standing - for 99% of big blokes an arm stuck out in front of your shin will still bring you down.

Not Jonah.

RIP and best wishes to his poor family.

[wc98]

Welshbeef said:

Sorry this isn't the thread for that post.

i would have said it is exactly the thread for that post. a terrible waste of one of, if not the most talented sportsmen there has ever been. apparently he was still using creatine post kidney transplant according to this article http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jonah-lomu-rugby-s...

[Eric Mc]

Why jump in now though?

Can't you wait to speak ill of the dead?

[johnxjsc1985]

Welshbeef said:

Sorry this isn't the thread for that post.

have you seen his username.No respect for the dead on PH then.

[RemyMartin]

Eric Mc said:

Why jump in now though?

Can't you wait to speak ill of the dead?

Because he is a can't of the highest order, user name and previous posting history is proof of that.

RIP Jonah Lomu

[irocfan]

wc98 said:

Welshbeef said:

Sorry this isn't the thread for that post.

i would have said it is exactly the thread for that post. a terrible waste of one of, if not the most talented sportsmen there has ever been. apparently he was still using creatine post kidney transplant according to this article http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jonah-lomu-rugby-s...

and as mentioned on the other JL thread steroids are used for people who have transplants as part of their rehab programme...

[Eric Mc]

johnxjsc1985 said:

have you seen his username.No respect for the dead on PH then.

I didn't get its significance, Still don't.

[ray von]

Eric Mc said:

Why jump in now though?

Can't you wait to speak ill of the dead?

Speak/ thought?. Not much difference in my opinion

[mcelliott]

Eric Mc said:

Why jump in now though?

Can't you wait to speak ill of the dead?

Didn't you make a stty comment a few years ago about a cyclist getting killed at the London olympics?

[Justices]

This to me is fantastic. They did the big man proud here.

Kids from Lomu's former school pay tribute with a hakka.

[The Don of Croy]

Read his obit in the paper yesterday - not a whiff of any substance abuse.

Watching those highlights it's amazing how much has changed in 20 years - the tackling! And there's the big man romping over the line without any need of a swan dive...very classy.

There is even talk that at his peak he wasn't near 100% fitness.

Legend is the appropriate term. We don't see many, but I think he's cert.

[so called]

Very sad news.

[johnxjsc1985]

I put him at the very highest level of sportmen those who transcend their sport. doing what he did whilst privately dealing with his illness is a measure of the man. I am not a massive Rugby fan but when you see someone so obviously "special" then you just feel compelled to watch them perform.

[Welshbeef]

Justices said:

This to me is fantastic. They did the big man proud here.

Kids from Lomu's former school pay tribute with a hakka.

Superb - JL would have appreciated that.

[anonymous-user]

Fitting send-off: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-34960...