Comments on: RIP Jonah Lomu

By: ????? ????????

????? ???????? — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:48:24 +0000

Jonah Lomu!.. RIP, Lomu. In my native Georgian language Lomu is almost a lion. Yes, he was. Pity none could save you!!! RIP, Jonah’s soul!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:15:44 +0000

One of the most genuine and exciting rugby players died only in the age of 40. R.I.P. Jonah.

By: teecee

teecee — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:15:33 +0000

At least we all got to see him play the game he loved and gave so much to.

Like SCW said,this almost feels like a personal loss.

Lomu,the first and best of the modern powerhouse wingers.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:00:53 +0000

Thanks for the memories Jonah. I don’t think we’ll ever again see a player, in any position, completely re-define the limits or possibilities of that position.

A legend that will live on long after I’m gone. R.I.P

By: Don P

Don P — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:56:54 +0000

Perhaps many of the bloggers here are too young to recall Jonah Lomu… judging by the relative lack of comments listed?

In any event his passing is an incredibly sad loss, esp for his wife & young sons.

Initially, I never realised how soon his debilitating disease had taken hold, as prev I’d been guilty of criticising his, at times, seeming lethargy or sluggishness & sometimes esp, positioning, on ‘D’. Well I guess I now know why – at least in part anyway.

Interestingly for me & this is a 1st in my exp, to their credit, all of the British media that I’ve seen or heard has expressed only glowing accolades for Jonah… as if he were 1 of their own.

Perhaps he was… or is, in a sense… a truly global figure?

Still can’t quite believe it though.

RIP Kiwi.

By: Babaza1972

Babaza1972 — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:51:35 +0000

Heard the news at 0.30 this morning, terrible shock that someone so great has been taken from us at such a young age. Still remember that 1995 semi final and just brushing off 4 England players as if they wasn’t there. Rest In Peace Jonah Lomu.

By: Pablito

Pablito — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:38:06 +0000

Sad news to hear this morning. From everything I’ve heard about him, it seems like he was a great person as well as a great player. A combination that is all too rare.

He single-handedly changed the game of rugby. And as Enoch says, he could have been even better were it not for his illness.

By: luis

luis — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:50:12 +0000

A terrible lost for a awesome player.
RIP my man !!!!

By: Prophet Enoch

Prophet Enoch — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:46:03 +0000

We never saw how truly great he would have been as illness meant his top flight career was curtailed soon after the 1999 RWC.

What we did see was something very special indeed. He was utterly astonishing at RWC 1995-a teenager that shook the World.

By: Mr B

Mr B — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:43:27 +0000

RIP Jonah, thank you for helping change our game for the better.

By: Dazza

Dazza — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 10:29:04 +0000

Very sad news indeed. R.I.P Jonah, your memory lives on in every rugby fan across the world. You are a true legend of our sport, and you will be sadly missed.

By: Stesco

Stesco — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 10:09:25 +0000

Sad sad news, a player we will never see the like of again, the word legend is bandied about far too much but in his case it is appropriate. R.I.P. big man.