People say that he wouldn't be as effective in todays game because of the increased strength and conditioning of the players he would be facing and point to the fact that many modern wingers are 110kg+ but dont have nearly the same impact as he had. What they are forgetting is that no other winger of his size since has had his level of acceleration and top speed. The speed he was moving at combined with his size is what made him so difficult to tackle. Also the players between 95-02 weren't that much smaller than the players we see today, the loose jerseys make them look less built but if anything there are more short wingers and fullbacks below 5'9 in the game today
It also ignores the fact that Lomu would receive the very same conditioning and training if he were playing nowadays. If that's how effective he was back then, he'd be even more lethal if he debuted today.
That speed and power at 6'5 was frightening
People say that he wouldn't be as effective in todays game because of the increased strength and conditioning of the players he would be facing and point to the fact that many modern wingers are 110kg+ but dont have nearly the same impact as he had.
What they are forgetting is that no other winger of his size since has had his level of acceleration and top speed.
The speed he was moving at combined with his size is what made him so difficult to tackle.
Also the players between 95-02 weren't that much smaller than the players we see today, the loose jerseys make them look less built but if anything there are more short wingers and fullbacks below 5'9 in the game today
It also ignores the fact that Lomu would receive the very same conditioning and training if he were playing nowadays. If that's how effective he was back then, he'd be even more lethal if he debuted today.
That game where he destroyed Scotland with the Barbarians was men against boys
A man amongst boys! Awesome power and speed
Awesome story of the legend from Danny Care
And how good was Kronfield.
Shame his illness hampered his career