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<blockquote data-quote="SimonG" data-source="post: 627044" data-attributes="member: 71048"><p>Cheers for that..great watch. Hes had it tough. Good luck to the big fella with his treatment.</p><p></p><p>Recall going into the '95 World Cup and there was a newspaper competition where you pick fantasy team of XV. My friend picked Jonah Lomu and I vividly remember asking him who's that..I don't think he knew much about him either (iirc he said something like "I like the name" as the reason for picking him). To then watch what he did at the WC is the single most awesome thing I've seen in Rugby (or ever will see). There's something special about seeing something completely new, something that just comes out of nowhere, and blows everything you've seen out of the water. Nowadays this wouldn't happen as the news coverage of everything is so extensive that very little is new. Nothing in my mind will ever top what he did to England...I can still see a shellshocked Will Carling's post match interview; "I do not ever want to face that man again..freak"...or words to that effect. In terms of lighting up the sport, Lomu is the Pele, the Jordan, the Ali...he transcended the game and I don't see anyone coming close again. I feel privileged to have been alive when he did (younger fans missed out big time).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimonG, post: 627044, member: 71048"] Cheers for that..great watch. Hes had it tough. Good luck to the big fella with his treatment. Recall going into the '95 World Cup and there was a newspaper competition where you pick fantasy team of XV. My friend picked Jonah Lomu and I vividly remember asking him who's that..I don't think he knew much about him either (iirc he said something like "I like the name" as the reason for picking him). To then watch what he did at the WC is the single most awesome thing I've seen in Rugby (or ever will see). There's something special about seeing something completely new, something that just comes out of nowhere, and blows everything you've seen out of the water. Nowadays this wouldn't happen as the news coverage of everything is so extensive that very little is new. Nothing in my mind will ever top what he did to England...I can still see a shellshocked Will Carling's post match interview; "I do not ever want to face that man again..freak"...or words to that effect. In terms of lighting up the sport, Lomu is the Pele, the Jordan, the Ali...he transcended the game and I don't see anyone coming close again. I feel privileged to have been alive when he did (younger fans missed out big time). [/QUOTE]
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