FLY2 10,108 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Rugby Union legend Jonah Lomu has died suddenly. The first RU global superstar. RIP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34853536 R.I.P. Jonah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Very sad & such a nice man And one of sports truly greats & only 40 RIP Jonah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,509 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Oh no! That's so sad, he was a fantastic player. RIP Jonah Lomu Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 RIP Jonah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,509 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 I have a rather nice story vaguely involving Jonah Lomu. In 1998 one of my sons was still at school and playing in the 1st XV rugby team alongside his best friend who was a boarder at the school but whose home was in the Bahamas. When the school year (and their schooling days) finished that summer, David, the friend, went back to the Bahamas before starting University. He decided to go and train with the Bahamas national rugby team just to keep his fitness up but was immediately drafted into the squad that was going to the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur a few weeks later. He sent us a postcard which he wrote just before taking the field in their match against NZ, and Jonah Lomu. NZ obviously won but what a fantastic memory David will keep ....... School team and then playing against the great man, all in the same year! Such a loss to the rugby world. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 So sad RIP truly big man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 R. I. P. Jonah Lomu... A great player who died far too young............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 I am a big rugby fan, as much as I am a fan of Nottinghamshire cricket. The big fella died of kidney problems. I recall with much dismay, Lomu smashing down the left wing of the England side with England players bouncing off him. A few minutes later, he did it again. Then again. Despite my despair for England, I realised that I had seen a display of rugby that is truly of legend. I have not seen anything like it before or since. The best there has ever been. His demeanor could hardly be believed with his total aggression on the field. He was a total gentleman. RIP a true rugby legend. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon53 0 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 As a fellow rugby fan thank you for an eloquent tribute to a true gentleman of rugby Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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