An oft mentioned quote: “Remember rugby is a team game so all 14 of you pass the ball to Jonah”.

Jonah was really one of a kind for pure athetlicism at the time. But the All Blacks have been a fearsome team in rugby well before and after him

@BlakeHC

2 жыл бұрын

So are they considered a dynasty that has dominated the world for a while?

@arnodk2852

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlakeHC They've been the most dominant international team for a 100+ years (with some ups and downs here and there), with South Africa a distant second most dominant. ps. NZ and SA (current World Champions) are playing each other on Saturday (it's the 100th game between the 2 sides as well as the 100 year anniversary of the first game between the sides)

Jonah was respected by fans worldwide, from all rugby-playing nations. The Dallas Cowboys offered him a blank cheque to play NFL. He turned them down.

Jonah was like Tom Brady, except he was loved by absolutely everyone without exception.

@ihooptvchannel521

2 жыл бұрын

He had some haters in his prime, some thought he was overrated, and his personal life was very scrutinised, those who knew him know he had a huge heart and very humble

Jonah being a cheat code is an accurate description. In most matches he played he was the strongest and the fastest on the pitch. Always a deadly combination in rugby.

A true gentleman who loved his sport, family and life. Much respect...

Yes, he was 6'5" and 265lbs, but he ran 10.8 seconds for the 100m.

@BlakeHC

2 жыл бұрын

Absolute beast

"Jonah was basically a cheat code" hahahaha perfect

There's a lot of clips there where he is 'cruising' past international backs who wouldn't be able to stop him even if they could catch him! I swear there were times when he thought "Hmmm, shall I go round him or over him?"

Given that players like Christian Wade and Jaryd Hayne have gone to the NFL and had success at running through teams, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind Jonah would have lit up the NFL in the late 90s/early 2000s had he gone there.

NZ All Blacks has always been top of rugby they have the highest winning percentage team sport ever.

@BlakeHC

2 жыл бұрын

Damn really? That's crazy!

@198746779838

2 жыл бұрын

Over a 100 year period. USA basketball is higher but hasnt obviously been playing as long. To maintain a 75% overall winning percentage over 100 years is crazy.

New Zealand is the number one country in the world of rugby for decades and decades, even though the rugby invented in Great Britain. Now for Jonah Lomu. He is my favourite winger. There are so many great and outstanding wingers in New Zealand but Jonah is unique. Features of him that makes him unique are: tall, heavy, massive legs, sidesteps, good fender, powerful and very fast. Very hard to tackle and bring him down, he can take on opponents and carry them.

Great reaction man! Really recommend his "Jonah Lomu - Lord of the Wings" video, best one I've ever seen on the legend!

@BlakeHC

2 жыл бұрын

I have already done a reaction to it! Go check it out

Even in today’s time, the team every other team wants to measure themselves against and beat. No other team has achieved a consistent record similar however, Ex pat NZers, Pacific Island players and NZ coaches around the world have influenced and raised the bar in regards to the playing styles, techniques, consistency and belief to win. NZ is still managing to be consistent overall even though other countries i.e. England and Japan have the finances to incentivise and purchase top quality players in the professional era

and just think, that during most of those plays he was sick

Glad to know that other spectators apart from me "notice" his wicked (or "stiff") arm is incredibly effective !!!

Great respect for Jona, he change moderne rugby in 1995 rugby world cup. Fun fact, South Africa was the only team he could never score a try against. New Zealand and South Africa sets the standard for World Rugby with each winning the Rugby World Cup 3 Times. South Africa is the most successful Rugby World Cup team by winning 3 out of 7 times they competed and NZ second for winning 3 out 9 times they completed. Watch one of the smallest rugby player be a Rugby World Cup winner. Faf the giant slayer

Barry Sanders #20 He was so elusive, one of my favourites behind Bo Jackson. I'm a Rugby fan from NZ too bro

@BlakeHC

2 жыл бұрын

I consider Barry one of (if not) the greatest running backs ever. Along with Bo and Walter Payton. Thanks for tuning in!

The difference between Brady & Lomu: Lomu was LOVED by ALL..WORLDWIDE.. another difference WORLD CHAMPION is what it is; not confined to ONE COUNTRY..

@richardwickliffe9488

2 жыл бұрын

yep even the opposite players and fans loved him \

Jonah was 6.5, 265 pounds 100mtrs in 10.8 secs. He played with a kidney disease transplant half way through his career n came back but e eventually he had a heart attack from kidney complications. Gentle giant always giving his time to fans n kids. Check out his funeral vid. He is Tongan crew up in New Zealand turn down a 10mil Dallas cowboys contract to stay playing rugby because he wanted to be an all blacks k as long as he could. Now regarded as the GOAT the first rugby world superstar after 1995 world cup

Back than it was hard to say coz they competed with the wallabies a lot and it was always close every time they played each other. But South Africa beat them in the rugby World Cup finals which inspired the movie Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon 2009 movie called INVICTUS.

Your first pronunciation was correct. It’s like low moo. One of the great wingers of all time in the New Zealand All Blacks . A gentle ,humble and shy man. They are the greatest Rugby team in the world

Jonah turned rugby into a professional sport players still had to work jobs before he arrived haha I love growing up as a kid trying to pretend to be him absolute legend he was the ambassador of rugby

Tonight NZ v Ireland, Australia v England, huge games, watch them!

Jona THE JUGGERNAUT Lomu

The numbers thing is crazier than you think. You see in a few shots he’s number 3, which is a prop (essentially o-line). For his first few years coaches weren’t sure whether to make him the fastest prop ever or the biggest winger ever. In the end he dominated at both, but it worked better at wing.

11 and 14 are always wingers in 15 a side rugby union so comparable to a wide receiver/running back. He played his junior days as an 8 which is probably a cross between a tightend and linebacker but because of his ridiculous speed they decided to chuck him on the wing to give him more space to run.

@joyfulzero853

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can imagine him as a no.8. That would have come as a major shock to a lot of sides until they got to know about him.

If you see him in a clip with a single digit number on his back it will be Rugby Sevens.

Jonah was asked to play with an NFL team but, he declined and said he wanted to play for the All Blacks. Rugby is the national sport of New Zealand and we have a good tier system, where players start at club, then play nationally and then play international rugby. You must play in NZ, in order to play for the AB’s. Hey Kids can start as young as 4yr playing different versions of the game until they get to high school and they play the full version.There are only 5 million people here, so for such a small country we do pretty well. World rankings: 1. New Zealand 2. South Africa 3. Australia We haven’t been number 1 since 2019 before the World Cup. We had stayed at 2nd for a couple of years.

@BlakeHC

2 жыл бұрын

Dang that's crazy! I would have loved to see him play football

@richardwickliffe9488

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlakeHC cowboys offered him zillions

@boerinbeton7052

2 жыл бұрын

South African is number 1 in the world rankings since they won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, yes for on week NZ had the top spot before SA beat them to regain the top spot again.

@thesollys9540

2 жыл бұрын

@@boerinbeton7052 Yes, true, but NZ has been #1 for most consecutive years running and more most accumulatively.

@nzriotz9185

8 ай бұрын

20years always number 1 @@thesollys9540

You are correct: Players are numbered 1-15. Position 11 and 14 are always on the wing.

8:45 Yes, the 11s and 14s are wingers. The players are numbered 1 to 15, and the number corresponds to the position.

The M. New Zealand All Blacks are the best team in Rugby over their history. They have a history going back to 1905. However they aren't always the no one ranked side in the world. They do have the no one spot more than any other national side but I believe they are ranked no 2 atm. South Africa is ranked no one. South Africa is the second most dominant rugby nation in Rugby history I would think.

Jonah Lomu is the real O.G of Rugby Union⭐️Too big too strong too fast.

NZ (All Blacks) are definitely the best team (overall) in world rugby. The stats speak for themselves; in fact they are the most successful team in ANY code globally. South Africa currently hold the World Cup (even though NZ beat them in that competition) and are currently ranked No 1. in the world. NZ is currently at No. 2 and Australia is at number 3. In fact the Southern Hemisphere teams have dominated world rugby for some years now. NZ probably also plays the most attractive game, with lots of attacking/wide play, while some teams (like England) often play a tight, boring game, grinding it up with big forwards and hoping to be awarded a penalty and win with place-kicks.

So 15 men a Rugby team, made of Forwards x 8, numbered 1to 8 and Backs x 7, numbered 9 to 15. Also reserves numbered 16 to 23. Positions are no.1 Prop,no.2 Hooker, no.3 Prop, no.4 and 5 are locks, no.6, 7, 8 are loose Forwards. The Backs- No.9 is the Halfback, no.10 First 5, no.11 Wing, no.12 2nd 5, no.13 Center, no.14 Wing, no.15 Fullback plus 8 reserves. New Zealand (Aotearoa) has been a Rugby nation 125yrs. It's National and International History are of World Record recognition, and has and always been the best Sports Team in the World. As of late their win Record would be 80%. Yes, Jonah was our Greatest Athlete, but even he knew as a Kiwi and All Black, he was playing in the Greatest Team to play Rugby. He was a Freak. Originally when he started his Rugby, being a big boy you end up in the forwards. When he was 18yrs Scouts and Coaches wanted him to try the Backs, on the Wing. He never looked back.

Fun fact. Jonah had the number 11 shaved in his eyebrow. 😀

the All Blacks have the best win record of any team in the world and that includes NFL teams

New Zealand All Blacks have basically been unstoppable for over 100 years. They are the most winning sports team in the history of sports - any sports. Other teams have their moments, but year in, year out...NZ are the best

there is a story of jonah playing 7's and just at kick off the captain said ' right jonah we'll take the kick off but after that your on your own' apparently he beat the other side 40 something to nil on his own

@BlakeHC

2 жыл бұрын

How am I not surprised?

Before Lomu, there have been fast and quick wingers of the All Blacks. Wingers are the cheaters of a rugby team. John Kirwan and many other AB wingers of past have always been quick off the mark, Fast, great steps, swirve, agile and excellent balance. John Kirwin I think change the size of wingers. He too was also big for a winger, quick etc I believe. BUT, Lomu mastered all those gifts, Also blessed with his size, speed, strength agile and flexibility. Lomu had them all. Here is what he had, You have number#1 &3 powerhouse of scrum #4or5 Height 2.0metres average, #8the biggest guy on the field and strong, #6 or 7- stamina, strength and fit and flexible, # 9- agility flexible, good vision, #13-quick, great defender and attacker, ability to break the Defense line #11-Quick, Fast & agile. Combine all these players, their abilities and capabilities, make that the Winger, YOU GOT JONAH. Size and strength of forward, fend of of a center, stamina of a number6 or 7, height of a 4 or 5, width of a 1 or 3, vision of a fullback. What a blessing to watch this guy live. Just amazing. Thank you for your talent. Which country is going to produce another Jonah Lomu, but diffrent position? I'd love to witness the next Global Rugby Super Star. Some fond memories of them Days. "KIA KAHA ABs". R.I.L BIG FELLA.

Jonah is nothing like Barry Sanders. When Barry got the ball no one had the slightest clue where he was going to go, not even his line. With Jonah you knew that he was going forward in as straight a line as possible. Jona ran 100M (110Y) in 10.8 and his predicted 40Y Dash speed was under 4.5s. That makes him half a step slower than Barry but he was carrying 62 more pounds. The Cowboys offered him a contract but he turned them down. Each position has a number. Players don't. It is so specific that #11 is always the left wing and #14 is always on the right. The only place that numbers get iffy is in the substitutions (#16-#23) yet even there the higher numbers will be the backs.

@dcbbot

2 жыл бұрын

Lomu had a great step and sway. His balance for his size was freakish. Even in the clip above he has literally stepped past opponents only half to two-thirds his size and they barely get a hand on him if any. His one weakness was turning back and positioning for kicks, but he certainly didn't just truck the ball up straight unless he was hitting it up the guts one out from the ruck (where his job was to attract as many bodies as possible and create quick ball to be spread the ball out wide where there would now be more space).

@rittherugger160

2 жыл бұрын

@@dcbbot I didn't mean to imply that Jonah would never step around someone in his way. If you never saw Barry Sanders play you couldn't understand how much time he spent running sideways. On a play that the Lions only wanted 3 yards he would run 70 yards sideways, back and forth before turning upfield. Being the Detroit Offensive Line Coach had to be very frustrating job. He's supposed to ensure there aare blockers to clear Barry's way in front of him but until he got the ball no one knew where that was. Barry didn't even know where he was going to go.

@dcbbot

2 жыл бұрын

@@rittherugger160 no beef with your comments on Sanders, just the 'in as straight a line as possible' comment.

10.5 in the hundred meters at six four 265

The All Blacks have highest success rate in team sport in the world.

New Zealand has always been the best...by the way I'm a Ucla and Jets fan, from New Zealand.

@BlakeHC

2 жыл бұрын

Nice bro! Thanks for watching! I can tell you aren't a bandwagon American football fan since those are your favorite teams. Good on you! Haha

If you want an NFL comparison I would choose Bo Jackson.

Firstly Jonah was 10.8 for 100 m.. #123 are the from tow of a scrum 4n5 are the locks 678 are the loose forwards. 9 is the half back 10.12.23 are the back line 11 n 14 are wingers 15 the full back

@markquinn6817

Жыл бұрын

Oops 123 are the front row of a scrum which occurs when you pass forward or lose the ball forward

@markquinn6817

Жыл бұрын

The all blacks are by far the best team of any sport with a winning record over 100 years of over 68% winning record The all blacks are from New zealand which has a population on just 5 million The all blacks have a winning ratio of over 80% against all countries since 2009

Im South African and id just like to say .Lomu was a great player...but Habana was also as good

@thebassboysa2795

2 жыл бұрын

You can not compare the 2. I do not think there will be another Jonah ever. He was unique - the size of a loose forward with the speed of a wing. Habana was good though but not the same super human Jonah was.

No, the Kiwis were the top before and after Jonah, with the occasional dip.

the greatest player ever is subjective. for example, are we talking the best athlete, the most skillfull or the most influential player to ever play the game. its highly unlikely that one player is all three things. personally i choose not to form an opinion on the matter. lomu might be the best athlete to play rugby ever. but is not the most skillful or influential to ever play the game. would you ever consider a runningback as the greatest nfl player ever, when the qb position is so important to the game. i would guess that the best qb to ever play the game, would then be labelled the greatest nfl player ever. the nz all blacks are the kings of rugby and possibly the most successful professional team in the history of world sports.

@thesollys9540

2 жыл бұрын

Almost right IMO, best athlete for sure but many would argue the most influential too due to the impact he had on the sport from 1995 onwards. Also, yes the MOST successful sports team in the world ever.