The legend has died at 40



R.I.P

Just heard this, sad news.



nobody who saw the 95 WC will ever forget his impact, he was like a beast from another planet, and changed the face of wing play and the game as a whole.He had a similar impact at the 99 WC but then struck down with the illness which has finally got the better of him, and he was never the same player again but he had achieved so much by his early 20's. A real icon of world rugby, and still by far my favourite RU player of all time.

simply the benchmark for rugby union wingers

Cruel how a man so strong and powerful was struck down by illness like this. RIP Jonah Lomu, one of my sporting heroes and a true inspiration to many who played the game.

A sad day, but what a player. RIP

Such sad news. My thoughts go out to his wife & two young sons who will now not know their dad. But they will have the videos to remember him by.

RIP

Very sad news and obviously totally unexpected. Condolences to his wife and family RIP the legend that was Jonah Lomu.

Really sad to hear. Do we know what caused it?

No-one should die in their 40's.

Heart failure as a result of his kidney issue.

Him trampling over half the England team will stay long in the memory. He was to rugby, what Mike Tyson was to boxing, obviously he wasn't unhinged, though

Desperately sad news, tragic and all the more meaningful when a name you grew up with passes. No one should go so early. For those of us of a certain vintage we can always dream of what might have been if Jonah had decided to take a chance with League, I still think Leeds would have been his club of choice. I had no reason to know him, but given his age and links to Leeds it seems all the more poignant. God bless Jonah, thanks for the memories...

Playing Jona Lomu Rugby and hes about 3 times bigger than all the other players, and the commentator just keeps saying "LOMU............LOMU.............LOMU" as you fend everyone off running down the wing. Great memories. Great player!

If Union had not turned pro around that time, i reckon we more than likely would have got him.

A friend of mine who was a Wigan director at the time told me that they were trying to sign a player and it would be the biggest signing in Rugby history. A lot of people don't realise that Lomu was actually an RL player as a junior.



A truly amazing athlete and Rugby player

A very sad loss and taken far too young R.I.P.

Wasn't there some very juicy rumours about us going for lomu and sailor at the same time? Some wing pairing that would have been!



One of only a handful of ru players who could have made it in both codes. A real shame at only 40.

The then Alf Davis at the time was once in conversation with my father , he told him , they thought the had him , a package in place , he stayed up all night awaiting a call from Jonah agent ,

needless to say the call was he had decided to stay in union , what a sight that would have been to see him running down in front of the southstand

Every sport has its legends but he's in a very evils ice club of guys who changed the landscape of their sport. Article on BBC lists Muhammad Ali, Isain Bolt, Tiger Wopds and Michael Jordan as others that did and Lomu deserves to be in their league.



Not only changed RU wingers but would we see the likes of Hall and McGilivery as England's wingers in RL (and what Big Les did at the Bulls) if it wasn't for him?

Very sad. A truly awesome athlete and a tremendous entertainer. I think it could be a long time before we see someone that powerful, fast and balanced playing rugby anywhere. I used to watch a lot of Super Rugby when it started and some of the things he did on the pitch were rediculous.

His career was cut short far too early and now his life.

You're forgetting one certain Eric Grothe!!



Not to take anything away from Lomu, but he's not the first I remember for his bulk combined with speed steamrolling opponents.



Either way it's a real tragedy for him to pass away so young.

How many 6'5, 19 stone wingers have you seen who can run 100m in 10 seconds, with a side step, and a body swerve?