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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 627873" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>Well it's hardly true that Lomu isn't appreciated here...</p><p></p><p>He's still probably the most famous All Blacks of all time here. He was given his own little segment in the RWC 2011 opener, no other player got it.</p><p></p><p>He was a freak athlete and the first real superstar of rugby. That said he was also a bit limited and to be honest having met the guy, he's not exactly humble - he talks like he walks on water and everything he says is inspirational. He's appreciated but almost to the point of media saturation here. A bit like Brian O'Driscoll is in Ireland I'd imagine. The fact Lomu has spent so much time away from New Zealand living in France etc, is perhaps part of the reason why he isn't used more in NZ rugby sponsorship (although it's not as if he hasn't been used to promote the game). If you look at 7's becoming part of the Olympics, Lomu was constantly used as an ambassador of the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 627873, member: 38640"] Well it's hardly true that Lomu isn't appreciated here... He's still probably the most famous All Blacks of all time here. He was given his own little segment in the RWC 2011 opener, no other player got it. He was a freak athlete and the first real superstar of rugby. That said he was also a bit limited and to be honest having met the guy, he's not exactly humble - he talks like he walks on water and everything he says is inspirational. He's appreciated but almost to the point of media saturation here. A bit like Brian O'Driscoll is in Ireland I'd imagine. The fact Lomu has spent so much time away from New Zealand living in France etc, is perhaps part of the reason why he isn't used more in NZ rugby sponsorship (although it's not as if he hasn't been used to promote the game). If you look at 7's becoming part of the Olympics, Lomu was constantly used as an ambassador of the game. [/QUOTE]
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