king 11,663 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 probably the best rugby player of all time.and now the rugby world cup is on.i often think what an amazing player he was. the stats are amazing. At 6 feet 5 inches (1.95 metres) and 275 pounds (125 kg) 19st 6lb,, Lomu was exceptionally large for a wing player. Blessed with great speed (he ran 100 metres in under 11 seconds) and power, he was difficult to stop and often ran over opponents. He held numerous World Cup records, not far from 20st and running the 100m in under 11 second's.. what a machine he was.r.i.p jonah lomu. 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,170 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 He was an awesome athlete to watch......and I think rugby is boring as f**k. But Jonah......I could watch sportsmen of that calibre all day long Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,663 Posted October 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 minute ago, WILF said: He was an awesome athlete to watch......and I think rugby is boring as f**k. But Jonah......I could watch sportsmen of that calibre all day long he was so good wilf he made the pitch look small. don't think we will see another like him in our life time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 100 m in under 11 secs isn’t anything hugely impressive tbh 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 4,924 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Specimen of a human being and one of a rare breed that transcends their sport and made people like me who don’t follow rugby sit up and take notice. Hard not to be moved to some extent seeing his peers pay tribute to him... 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 If ever a player was in the right place at the right time it was lomuh , In an era of huge immobile forwards and small , light nimble backs , the image of a pi ancestry winger of his size and speed in the famous all blacks jersey heavily weighed the odds in legend status , in reality it’s the equivalent of saying Tyson fury is the greatest boxer ever as there is very little to compare to him in his era . He was an anomaly at the time , however you can seriously argue that if you’d brought him 5 years in time forward and switched codes , he would have looked very very b rate against the physicality of Sculththorpe , the pressure game of rads and the guile of Farrell. As for pace , offiah would have shown him a clean pair of heels no doubting his ability and status , but he was heavily overrated imho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,312 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 25 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: 100 m in under 11 secs isn’t anything hugely impressive tbh Surely it is for a lad at almost 20 stone? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,663 Posted October 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: If ever a player was in the right place at the right time it was lomuh , In an era of huge immobile forwards and small , light nimble backs , the image of a pi ancestry winger of his size and speed in the famous all blacks jersey heavily weighed the odds in legend status , in reality it’s the equivalent of saying Tyson fury is the greatest boxer ever as there is very little to compare to him in his era . He was an anomaly at the time , however you can seriously argue that if you’d brought him 5 years in time forward and switched codes , he would have looked very very b rate against the physicality of Sculththorpe , the pressure game of rads and the guile of Farrell. As for pace , offiah would have shown him a clean pair of heels no doubting his ability and status , but he was heavily overrated imho heavily over rated.probably the best player to ever step foot on a rugby pitch... 5 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,312 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Didn’t he make Will Carling cry like a little girl. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,352 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 An incredible athlete. Put in perspective; at the time, I believe the world record was just under 10 seconds for 100m. That was for an athlete a lot less than 20 stone and training everyday to do it. Jonah was a leviathan, capable of running like an Olympic sprinter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 10 minutes ago, mushroom said: An incredible athlete. Put in perspective; at the time, I believe the world record was just under 10 seconds for 100m. That was for an athlete a lot less than 20 stone and training everyday to do it. Jonah was a leviathan, capable of running like an Olympic sprinter. Most fujians are Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 28 minutes ago, king said: heavily over rated.probably the best player to ever step foot on a rugby pitch... hes not even the best all black Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,352 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 minute ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Most fujians are Not with 4 blokes hanging off them and another 3 trying to get in their way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,352 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: hes not even the best all black Nope but he's probably the best winger ever Edited to add; for NZ Edited October 3, 2019 by mushroom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 What happened in the final after his demolition of England then?? Worlds greatest rugby player ever eh...absolutely negated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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