6ft 5 inches, 270lb and ran 100m in under 11s….couple all that with his natural rugby brain and his almost freakish agility he was pretty much unstoppable at his peak. Considering he suffered from a rare kidney condition which meant he was very rarely at 100% fitness on the field….a very special individual indeed.

@Paperchaser101

3 ай бұрын

Playing with his kidney problem what a legend 💯

@fiverx2159

2 ай бұрын

His stats are terrifying. So big so fast

@notoriousbig73

2 ай бұрын

The Gentle Giant also possessed impeccable balance A Unique Specimen A Humble Spirit❤

At 6 feet 5 inches (1.95 metres) and 275 pounds (125 kg), Jonah Lomu was exceptionally large for a wing player. Blessed with great speed (he ran 100 metres in 10.7 seconds) and power, he was difficult to stop and often ran over opponents.

NFL offered him huge money and called him a one in a billion athlete . Lomu refused to play in the US, preferring his tranquil environment in New Zealand and Tonga.

Jonah was not in his prime in 1999 - he was now by this stage on a dialysis machine on a monthly basis. In his book he claims that when making his runs it took him ages to recover and it felt like he was carrying an extra 50kg load on his back! The closest we will ever get to compare Jonah to his prime was the 1995 rugby season - he was unstoppable!!!!

The correct video to watch for Lomu is. Lord of the Wings

@bengutsell

19 күн бұрын

Absolutely

Jonah had 3 plans, after gimme the ball! 1. I'll sidestep them, run past them! 2. I'll outrun them! 3. Stuff it, if 1 & 2 don't work I'll go through them! In tackling him, he had great balance, speed and strength, and he used his tree trunks pumping to forestall anyone trying to take his legs out! He had explosive acceleration and once at speed he was hard to stop. Most of these games he was sick, getting dialysis and later teams used to dedicate 2 or 3 players to slow him down which meant there were gaps for others to score. RIP Big Man For another GOAT, take a look at the female Jonah who is probably a more complete rugby player, NZ's Portia Woodman Wickcliffe, nice lady, built strong and fast. She tackles hard, scrummages fearsomely to rip the ball off the opposition, takes off at speed to score, and gently shoves any incoming tackler to the ground or tosses them off. Portia is imposing, slowing a bit now, terrifies the opposition, another GOAT

Jonah was the man that put professional rugby on the map and he was so humble as well

Its worth adding that in the later clips you saw he was never fully fit!! He had serious kidney issues which were the cause of his untimely death. So how good would he have been if he was healthy?????

Jonah was the youngest ever All Black to debut at the age of 19 yrs 45 days in 1994 and was diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome (Kidney Disease) in 1995, underwent a Kidney transplant in 2004 but was never able to recapture his previous form throughout the remainder of his career. Jonah was never 100% fit during his Professional career which makes you wonder how scary a prospect a 100% fully fit Jonah would've been. Yet he single-handedly destroyed England's hopes in the Semi Final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. His size, agility, strength and speed, allowed him to produce feats on the Rugby field which had never been seen before and he did it against the best players in the world at the Rugby World Cup. He changed the way Rugby was played and is rightly acknowledged as the first Global Rugby Superstar in the Professional era. The All Blacks will be playing a one off test against Fiji (Who made the Quarter Finals at the 2023 Rugby World Cup) in San Diego on the 19th July.

Had a huge impact on the game when he appeared,now there are a lot of huge fast players but he was the first and as such was really noticeable.

Love seeing Americans getting into rugby! You guys should check out Christian Cullen - The Paekākāriki Express. In my opinion, the best attacking fullback to ever play. Not a big guy but pure speed with skill. He played with Jonah Lomu during an amazing All Blacks era.

No debate necessary...Lomu was the GOAT! A joy to watch, even as he was destroyed team ❤️

Jonah was feared by many of his opponents on the field. Very difficult to take down, explosive and extremely fast. To put it in perspective. Usain Bolt ran 100m in 9.58sec. In Jonah's autobiography it says he ran 100m in 10.65sec weighing 270 pounds...which is just insane for someone his size!!! 🤯 Jonah also played his entire professional rugby career at around 80% due to kidney disorder....he was never at 100% full strength, which is also crazy...imagine if he was?!?!

Remember Gents in Rugby a player can wrestle the ball from another player so while you like to get around under the posts not at risk of turn over or fumble.

Definitely the GOAT ,did all this at around 80% fitness.

New Zealand produced many GOAT,s that wil not easily be matched,, Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Christian Cullen, but their rivalry against Springboks are on another level,,, its like everyone steps up their game 5 notches when they play each other,,,, and yet they are all great friends off the pitch

Spent most of his career competing whilst having kidney disease and on dialysis between games

The goat debate, is different in rugby, yes Mr lomu is the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, he was in maybe the reason, rugby player's a big and fast, Mr lomu is like the Michael Jordan of rugby without the states.

Jonah Lomu is THE GOAT 🐐 💯

Jonah was that good that often a large part of the game plan was just get him the ball! I remember my Dad showing me a news paper article in the early 90's about him as a school kid saying how quick he was for his size and that he could really be a great player one day... boy was that true.

To really understand what this legend went through. You have to watch and react to Jonah Lomu (All Blacks) Tribute HD. The true story of this great man.

Jonah = goat 6.5ft Weight 280pounds Runs 100m in 10.4sec

Numbers worn by Rugby players denote their position in the team. 1, 2, and 3 (powerful, heavy guys) are front row (of the scrum) forwards, 4, and 5 (tall and powerful in lineouts) are second row forwards, 6, 7, and 8 (strong, mobile, non-stop tacklers and link players) back row forwards. 9 is the scrum half (often the smallest in the team), 10 Fly Half (these two are backs who are he links between forwards and 10 is often the main playmaker), 12 and 13 the centres (three-quarters), are the attacking and defensive) midfield; fast and powerful. 11 and 14 are the wings, these are are the attacking greyhounds of the team but they must be able to defend their channel as well and kick from hand. 15 Full back, the last line of defence but also an extra attacker who can come into the 'three-quarter line. They need to have good anticipation, be brave, great hands and pace, and kick well in defence and attack. Jonah Lomu was an 11, a left wing.

I met Jonah a few times through a good friend of mine who is a former All Black captain & one thing that stood out to me was how humble, quiet & reserved he was for someone who was an awesome & intimidating athlete, he was very down to earth too...R.I.P Jonah Lomu

No one will ever argue that Jonah Lamu was and will always be the GOAT

12:32 About the hair, Jonah Lomu had R9 "haircut" before R9 had Jonah Lomu haircut, So basically Jonah Lomu haircut.

He was kinda a big reason rugby went professional: he was rugby's first superstar, known by people who weren't rugby fans. The powers that be didn't want to lose hime to rugby league or NFL, and realised they couldn't just pay hime, as their own rules said they couldn't. So, overnight, rugby became professional.

This was Lomu's top ten world cup tries. Lord of the wings for example has a lot more entertaining tries than this. Also, the smallest position on the field is scrum-half (no.9). They're the link between the forward and the backs, got to be agile and able to run, pas and kick all day, running to the base of every ruck when on attack, and often playing sweeper on defense. Left wings are often heavier, more powerful ball runners than right wingers, but th positions wing most closely resemble in americna football are probably a combination fo reciever and cornerback Though would also be similar to punt return and a running back.

these are pretty tame highlights, what you'll learn about rugby union is that it has several different invested parties who own particular content. What you are watching now are "World Rugby" highlights, they are the global governing body for the sport but they don't own it, they only own the rights to the "Rugby World Cup" and the "World Rugby 7s". there are 2 other international tournaments one is owned by the "6 nations" the other by "SANZAR", and then the club game has different governing and rights ownerships for each individual tournament, like the URC, Premiership Rugby, Top14, etc and then another level like the European Champions Cup Championship. it leads to each entity having a very narrow base of what footage they actually own so most official footage of rugby ends up being really quite basic and not really representative of a players entire career.

Some say Jonah has same similarities and has been compared to NFL player Bo Jackson. Size, speed , power and agility. The girth of Jonahs' thighs made it hard for players to wrap their arms around to tackle him especially when he's in full motion. It's like yeah nah I'm good. 😂

Come to New Zealand and get tickets to Super Rugby either at Eden Park (Auckland) or Sky Stadium (Wellington). Late summer, so the weather will be okay.

The late great Jonah Lomu was HIM. He was a big guy who could sprint like the best of him, and the guy was built like a tank.

RE Putting the ball down for a try before being tackled -Sometimes the player may not want to risk the ball being knocked out of their hands before they can ‘touch it down’ and therefore not being able to score the points. 😊

3:01 In American football if you cross the line of the endzone or catch the ball in there it is a touchdown. In Rugby you have to actually touch it down. Not drop it down, it has to be entirely in your possession. So if you run in you have not yet scored. You can still be tackled or have the ball stripped from you and it is not a try (touchdown).

There is no debate. Jonah was a monster of a player. Even unhealthy he would make the game look easy.

Jonah Lomus funeral is 100% worth reacting to... the entire nation of New Zealand performing the Haka for their king.

Smallest position is scrum half (9) or winger (11, 14). Scrum half is the guy who is positioned at the back of the forwards and transitions the ball from the forwards to the backs; He also puts the ball into the scrum. Winger runs the ball and has to be super quick. They tend to be 5'9". As you can see, some wingers are massive but they tend to be small and skinny. Scrum halves are always tiny. They need to be able to pass the ball perfectly from the ground and "fit" into the gaps at the back of rucks/ mauls/ scrums.

Master of initiating the contact. He put hits on rather than got hit. Goat

No exaggeration, JL's opposite number - the 14, will often be more than a foot shorter, and up to 5 stone lighter in weight

they put it down before they get tackled because they might be held up in the tackle and moved out of bounds and loose the try

Dallas cowboys offered him a contract

Jonah was amazing ❤

If your looking for more you have to watch the best game of rugby ever played. Tri Nations/Bledisloe Cup 2000 - Australian ruby at its peak vs New Zealand Rugby with the Goat, Lomu. Find the whole match and understand why they call this the game they play in heaven.

I would've been JL's opposite number. I'm 5'8" and 170 pounds!!! I was super quick, but JL's 40 was 4.4 0r close too. He was 6'5" and 275 pounds bro

@georgesamuels3402

3 ай бұрын

I'd never had stopped him, but I'd have definitely taken some of his momentum for the guys behind me..

A great wing taken too soon 😢, however he had weaknesses too, if you could turn him his size and weight worked against him, I don't remember him making telling tackles either. The Springboks used 2 man tackles against him and stopped him scoring a try against them.

@KekeHimona

3 ай бұрын

They also had 5 running in on him. Jonah forced springboks to change their game just to keep ball away from him

I would have paid to watch you try tackling Jonah lol.

There is very little consideration when it comes down to Rugby’s goat. I’d say that if you asked 200 players and fans…. You’d hear Lomu’s name 185 times. Maybe more. That’s not to say that there aren’t other greats still playing or retired. But overwhelmingly I’d bet you hear his name far more. Dude was a beast and could run a sub 4 second 40 yard sprint standing 6’4” or 6’5” while weighing in at around 265 pounds. He could either out run you or run through you. Personally, I’d prefer if he’d just go ahead and out run me. I have a family and don’t need that level of running me over to be seen by them. Dude was amazing and despite his ability he retained his humbleness. This world is far worse off without him in it. But such a better place for having him pass through. RIP to the Legend.

I'm a Springbok "die hard" fan, saying LOMU is the best I've ever seen.

Usualy the smallest îs Nr.9,scrum half,the guy that puts the ball in the scrum,and he is almost always fallowing the guy with the ball,incase he is going down he gets the ball and chooses where to pass,or he can run with the ball, he is usualy under 5.6ft ore under, around 165lbs

With regard to your comment about grounding the ball for the try before being hit it just makes sense not to risk 5 points to perhaps make it easier for the 2 from the kick. Imagine losing the ball in the tackle and scoring nothing despite being over the try line.

Also… Those are just the tries he scored at the World Cup, you need to find a highlight reel with more of his club rugby

R.I.P. Jonah died of Kidney failure

he got offered a huge deal to join the Dallas Cowboys, but turned it down..he just wanted to play rugby with his mates

Pretty sure a few NFL teams back then offered ten million+ dollar deals for Jonah to play for them. You can see why, around 6'5, around 280lbs pure muscle and could still outperform most modern nfl/rugby players in a sprint and play at high pace for 40 minutes straight no issues.

@Bo5ch12

3 ай бұрын

You're right. The Dallas Cowboys & Denver Broncos were both interested in Lomu back in the mid-late 90s...this was after the 1995 rugby world cup season. It was the Cowboys that eventually offered Lomu 10million which he obviously rejected. In his autobiography it mentions that based on his 100m sprint time, his NFL 40 time would probably be somewhere between 4.24 and 4.30sec. 🤯🤯

Really need to watch the superior Lotd of the Wings vid. It doesn't get copyright struck either 😏

These are impressive, but there are far more impressive ones from his club rugby tries. If you wish to see really great things then have a look at Lord of The Wings. As for putting the ball down to score, the ball isn’t dead until it is placed on the ground, so until then the player can be tackled and it’s better to get 5 points than risk losing those to make the conversion kick easier.

Would be like trying to tackle a freight train.... Er good luck with that plan!

You don't take a hit in the try area coz you could end up fumbling it if you take a hit. Way safer just putting it down prior to taking a hot. Some super strong tacklers will actually get hold of you and hold you up.. As in falling on their own back making it impossible to touch the ball down

1 sentence, just 1 f'n sentence without the word 'like' would be so mature

@12ManyReactions

Ай бұрын

But like why?

If you haven’t watched the lord of the wings documentary it is great

The smallest player on a rugby field would be an adult male silverback gorilla.

0:19 Jordan - Lebron? Surely you mean Jordan - Bird.

Talking about the smallest, you guys must watch Faf de Klerk the giant slayer and Cheslin Kolbe

@CharlotteLong-nh4pt

3 ай бұрын

Faf is the giant slayer and comedian of rugby. 🇿🇦

If you want a moving thing with Lomu have a look at his funeral still bring a tare to my eye kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaqYldhpc7O-eqQ.html . Its well worth a look and this is a great farewell to a great guy !

Okay now watch his funerallll

Watch Cheslin Kolbe 50 best sidesteps

Jonah v NFL=🤣

Not his best video coz it's highlights of his best tries in a world cup comp that plays only once every 4 yrs. Pls react to "Jonah Lomu - Lord of the wings" video.

NFL players don't have the stamina or endurance to play Rugby. They stop after every play and have a separate team for offence and defence. Rugby players play offence and defence, some for 80 mins, without many stoppages and only a half time break. At the same time Rugby players don't have the size or explosive power to be successful at American Football.

You watched the wrong video

"USA v All Blacks Highlights | International Test | 2021" - just look this or make a short reaction?

For me, there is only one other that sits at the top table with Jonah, the much troubled superstar that was Rupeni Caucaunabuca. Go check out one of his many highlight reels.

Check out the world champions SA world cup highlights most feard rugby team in the world.

Nice one, but why on earth are you wearing hats.

You talk about hair dk

Hi there, Thnx for another entertaining Reaction-Vid.... Just want to give U an interesting factoid Jonah Lomu has never scored a Try against South African, Springboks, tht's why in this entire Hilights-Package U never see NZ Playing SA.... Despite being a South African & being a Big Supporter of SA-Rugby there's a NZ-Player U need to check-out tht's on Par with Lomu & tht's Christian Cullen Plz Guys do Ur-Selves a favour & Check-Out & do Reaction-Vid on Christian Cullen.... Really looking forward to tht Reaction-Vid!!!!

Fun fact - he never scored against the SA Springboks but he marries a SA girl!

@KekeHimona

3 ай бұрын

Typical South African omitting facts. SA had to change way they played to prevent Jonah getting the ball. Jonah did run through 5 springboks and ended up carrying one on his back as they tried stopping him. Jonah was also NEVER playing at full health or fitness. Jonah also never scored a try against Wales. However he stopped many tries and also like other players, passed ball to players who scored…it’s called try assists

@ralphthethang3907

3 ай бұрын

@@KekeHimona You took my reply to seriously. 😎 My friend. There was always an enormous amount of respect from SA fans towards Jonah. A lot of young people in the country trusted him as a role model, the highest accolade

@tokoforlyfe2384

3 ай бұрын

But still demolished the springboks defence to create many tries for other players - fun facts😂😂

Not the GOAT at all ( he played in the crossover from amateur to professional and often faced opponents who were nowhere near being top athletes, and isn't the greatest All Black of all time), but there has never been a player with that aura before or since. He was like a glimpse in to what a modern rugby Union player (the guys like him always played Rugby League at the time) looks like, years before it happened.

@KekeHimona

3 ай бұрын

You contradict yourself. Yes there has never been a player like him and Jonah is regarded worldwide as the GOAT and legend all talk about.

@handsolo1209

3 ай бұрын

@@KekeHimona I do not contradict myself at all. He was the first professional player in Union. He therefore looked like a man amongst boys and he would often be seen trucking 180lb centres and smashing 170lb wings. He was "wow factor" because Union had never seen anything like it. All of the guys like him played League. That aura has stuck through the years, and because of his unfortunate early passing, this added to it. The truth is that Ritchie McCaw and Dan Carter are the greatest All Blacks of all time. Ma Nonu trucking actual professional athletes is far more impressive than running over Mike Catt and Jeremy Guscott. Even Dupont would truck those guys. Bryan Habana is arguably the greatest wing of all time, and even scrum halves like Faf De Clerk are bigger (muscle mass wise), faster and stronger than #8s from the mid 1990s. He is an icon of the game, but he is simply not the GOAT by any measure at all.

@KekeHimona

3 ай бұрын

@@handsolo1209 Your contempt is apparent, and you would be in the smallest percentage of people internationally who believe that Jonah wasn’t the GOAT and legend.

@handsolo1209

3 ай бұрын

@@KekeHimona No, my honesty is apparent, and I would be in the smallest percentage who actually have watched the game and accept reality. Also, you obviously are not the sharpest knife in the drawer, because I already said that Lomu is a legend, just that he is not the GOAT. It is simply a fact that he is not the greatest wing, not the greatest All Black and that he did play amongst a lot of amateurs.

@KekeHimona

3 ай бұрын

@@handsolo1209 There is no such thing as “the” GOAT…as many players can fit this bill, and many more will have this title besides their names. Jonah Lomu IS widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, and is regarded as one of the GOATs. Even Bryan Habana recognised Lomus skill, talent and ability…Habana took longer to achieve what Jonah did …Lomu scored 15 tries in 11 matches. Habana's 15 tries have come from 15 matches. Lomu failed to score in three of his 11 matches. Habana has failed to score in seven of his 15 matches. I definitely don’t put Habana down as he is a class player, but spare the comparisons calling a completely fit player against a player who medically shouldn’t have been able to play. Rating and comparing players from different years or decades is pointless. Things change in sports through the years…things evolve. Jonah is absolutely one of the GOATs and the Rugby Hall of Fame and rugby fans and players throughout the world will always remember this incredible man. Your comments about a rugby great who has passed on are disgusting.

Johan created so many try's (touchdown equiv) to other players as well as his own. a fraction off the 100m soirnt world champion in speed and as big as a world heavyweight boxer

👍🏾🤙🏾💯

Very exciting Jonah, but it is unfair to all great players to call any of them the Goat.

Theres no debate on whoes the goat, he brought rugby to the professional era and was rugby's only ever superstar. He's the goat

Really need to watch the superior Lotd of the Wings vid. It doesn't get copyright struck either 😏