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<blockquote data-quote="THE CHIROPRACTOR101" data-source="post: 53527"><p>discuss...</p><p></p><p>discuss the man who destroyed defences in the mid 90s,who modernized pro rugby and was the first true international sports star from rugby union...</p><p></p><p>6'5,120kg winger who could run 100 metres in 10seconds and benchpress over 130kgs,had raw power and speed and made his debut in the allblacks as the youngest player ever to do so at 19 years of age</p><p></p><p>he then went on to destroy everything that stood in his path at the 95 world cup until he and the allblacks were stopped by the great sth african side who eventually went onto become the world champions</p><p></p><p>he continued to terrorise opposing defences and stun the thousands of fans he attracted to allblacks test matches,auckland blues/npc games and the wellington lions fixtures</p><p>his personal life grew in the papers and on t.v and his personal issues with his childhood,family and especially his upbringing made his background more controversial and attracting more dillema off field....</p><p></p><p>although all of this was happening in his early twentys he constantly proved his worth on the field time and time again</p><p></p><p>at the 99 world cup,the all blacks failed once again in one of the great upsets in sporting history which saw the french team go into the finals to face australia when new zealand were expected to win....</p><p>especially when jonah lomu had another great tournament by doing what hes famous for 'breaking the defence down with every touch of the ball'</p><p></p><p>after this world cup lomu continued to play on into the new century with wellington hurricanes/lions winning an npc ***le with them but he was constantly missing from action from super12/npc...but was a automatic pick for the allblacks when he was healthy</p><p></p><p>in 2002/2003 it was revealed that jonah had kidney problems and had to undergo dialysis which was concieved as the end for jonah lomu...</p><p>his heart and his coconut staunchness said otherwise and he underwent a different surgery hiding his kidney transplant behind his ribs for protection as he "still" wants to play rugby...and still wants to represent new zealand</p><p></p><p>he got half of his wish and continues to play rugby in wales for the cardiff blues for the 05/06 season in hope to get back in the southern hemisphere scene and make the allblacks in time for world cup: france 2007</p><p></p><p>GO JONAH...i got ya back</p><p></p><p>ive seen stranger things like u.f.o's and **** flying around so why not?</p><p></p><p>GO lomu</p><p></p><p>-chiro'practical writing'practor</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="THE CHIROPRACTOR101, post: 53527"] discuss... discuss the man who destroyed defences in the mid 90s,who modernized pro rugby and was the first true international sports star from rugby union... 6'5,120kg winger who could run 100 metres in 10seconds and benchpress over 130kgs,had raw power and speed and made his debut in the allblacks as the youngest player ever to do so at 19 years of age he then went on to destroy everything that stood in his path at the 95 world cup until he and the allblacks were stopped by the great sth african side who eventually went onto become the world champions he continued to terrorise opposing defences and stun the thousands of fans he attracted to allblacks test matches,auckland blues/npc games and the wellington lions fixtures his personal life grew in the papers and on t.v and his personal issues with his childhood,family and especially his upbringing made his background more controversial and attracting more dillema off field.... although all of this was happening in his early twentys he constantly proved his worth on the field time and time again at the 99 world cup,the all blacks failed once again in one of the great upsets in sporting history which saw the french team go into the finals to face australia when new zealand were expected to win.... especially when jonah lomu had another great tournament by doing what hes famous for 'breaking the defence down with every touch of the ball' after this world cup lomu continued to play on into the new century with wellington hurricanes/lions winning an npc ***le with them but he was constantly missing from action from super12/npc...but was a automatic pick for the allblacks when he was healthy in 2002/2003 it was revealed that jonah had kidney problems and had to undergo dialysis which was concieved as the end for jonah lomu... his heart and his coconut staunchness said otherwise and he underwent a different surgery hiding his kidney transplant behind his ribs for protection as he "still" wants to play rugby...and still wants to represent new zealand he got half of his wish and continues to play rugby in wales for the cardiff blues for the 05/06 season in hope to get back in the southern hemisphere scene and make the allblacks in time for world cup: france 2007 GO JONAH...i got ya back ive seen stranger things like u.f.o's and **** flying around so why not? GO lomu -chiro'practical writing'practor [/QUOTE]
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