Jonah Lomu
Jonah Lomu honored with series of hakas during emotional public funeral
Former teammates of Jonah Lomu perform a final Haka at his memorial service. Jonah Lomu was powerful. Jonah Lomu was fast. Jonah Lomu was awe-inspiring. There are dozens of descriptors we could apply to the greatest rugby player ever. In the end all that needs to be said is that he was an amazing man … Read more
Jonah Lomu's death prompts outpouring of powerful cartoons and visual tributes
It seemed like the pre-Internet world made him bigger than he was. That was a hard thing to do: Jonah Lomu stood 6'5 and weighed 270 pounds. If you saw him at all in the United States, you saw him on blippy late night Jonah Lomu: a true great who transcended his sport in the … Read more
All Blacks Legend Jonah Lomu Dies Aged 40
Jonah Lomu died yesterday at the age of 40. The former star for the “All-Blacks,” New Zealand's Rugby team, had battled kidney issues for much of his adult life, was forced to retire early in 2002 because of his health, and had Lomu, rugby's first genuine international superstar, subverted the tired old assumptions of postcolonial … Read more