Jonah played for Counties Manukau, Wellington, Cardiff and a few other clubs at the end of his career. He also played Super Rugby, which is selected from the best club players in NZ. He played for the Auckland Blues and the Wellington Hurricanes and of course he was an All-Black, 7's and 15's.
When Jonah first toured Italy as an Alblack a lot of the Italian rugby fans would jump up from their seats excitedly whenever Jonah was in the action and start to chant, Al'Colusa! Al'Colusa! Al'Colusa!.. Which broadly translates to "The Colossal One".. I think it just sounded and looked so very cool seeing the Italian teams fans way back then showing such goodness and grace towards our Jonah.. Jonah Lomu truly was so much more than just our most mightiest AlBlack ever.. it seems so very ago long since you went and took your leave from this world and all of us here now big kindhearted Jonah.. Rest in peace Al'Colusa ❤
Remember him well. As an AFL person, I already had the best game, no need to watch anything else. Lomu changed that. His arrival coincided with the game going professional and its quality exploded. The all blacks were a constant highlights reel.
The first global superstar of rugby. An unstoppable force, who left us far too soon (yes, from failing kidneys). RIP Jonah. 3:30 - that was his provincial side, Counties (just south of Auckland, NZ) vs Southland. And the guy interviewed at 1:10 was former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains. As for "what's the strategy?", I remember a sprinter asked what his strategy was against Usain Bolt. His reply? "There's only one way of beating him - tie his laces together."
Trying to deal with Jonah once he had the ball in hand was virtually impossible, the man was a force of nature. The only tactic that had a chance of working was to prevent him from getting the ball in the first place. As a winger the most likely person to pass to him is the outside centre (number 13) so you would quite often see the 13 get double teamed because teams would be trying to prevent him from getting the pass off to Jonah. If you watch the highlights closely you can see Jonah frequently receiving long passes that skip over one or two teammates to combat this. Also Jonah could quite happily come inside to other postions, for instance he frequently would join the scrum in the number 8 position and make runs off the back of the scrums, rucks and mauls. He may have been the Lord of the wings but he was a multi position player and a game changing threat from anywhere on the field.
I met him once when he played for a welsh club team cardiff blues looooong after his prime at the very end of his career, was like standing next to a LION... i couldn't imagine him in his prime in the 90's
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"just grab his legs" - got to get past the arm first. When he first turned up in the UK with the All Blacks he was about twice the size of any other winger. Anybody big enough to stop him wasn't fast enough to catch him, and anybody fast enough to catch him wasn't big enough to stop him
Great montage guys 👍. This guy gentle giant off the pitch was a total Maori warrior on the pitch. Taken from us far too young. One of the absolute GOAT's if not THEE GOAT. You guys should watch the televised coverage of his funeral in New Zealand, it's practically a state funeral and so touching. This young man was worshipped by every Kiwi & rugby fans the world over.
You think that 100m speed is fast now. That timed 10.8 seconds was done BAREFOOT!!! No studs, shoes, anything! Stuff like this is why he was mourned across the World & his funeral is still viewed with Great respect
To tackle anyone like that, go round the boot laces. Or put 3 guys on him. They reckon at best he was 75% of his real potential. You can only imagine how devastating he'd have been at 100%.
3:31 - Counties Manukau vs Southland in our provincial level game. Which is the tier below Super 12. Plus, he played with kidney disease for the vast majority of his career. So, operating at 70% peak.
Great and incisive review guys! Lomu - one of the saddest days for me when he passed. And as strong, fast, and powerful a man, he was the most humble and generous man. RIP Jonah.
Lomu would be a handful for James Harrison. Lomu's power and reach were immense, he was much bigger than Harrison late in his career, 265lbs to Harrison's 230lbs, and 6'5" to 6'0". One of Lomu's underrated qualities is that he usually looked to evade contact first, which put defenders off balance, so he'd lose less momentum when they made contact. That's a key to why he would break so many tackles compared to other powerful players who would just try to plow through everybody.
About strategy, watch the France vs NZ semifinal match of the 1999 world cup. NZ completely dominated the first half thanks to Lomu being Lomu. But in the second half, France managed to prevent him from getting any ball while kicking drop goals as many times as they could.
Andrew Forde has done a few of these sorts of videos, my favourite being the one of Anthony “Axel” Foley as I am a Munster supporter. He was possibly the greatest number 8 of his generation 4 all Ireland leagues in a row, two Heinken cups.
The strategy on tackling big guys like Jonah Lomu in rugby is to take out the hook, which is the ankles, but for someone who are fast and big, you just have to be fast and more accurate. However, Jonah Lomu had one ability that combined all his other attributes very few if any had and that's ballet type balance, always managed to stay on his feet.
Due to a chr onic kidney issue, they estimated he played about 80% at his best. He needed a kidney transplant and amazingly went back to playing. His body rejected the kidney and he was on dialysis till he tragically passed at 40 years old.
some of those games are provincial sides...kind of like a state side except we don't have states and one in the white and black I think was for 'The Barbarians' players picked from different countries. . .
The question is if he had have gone to the NFL in the 90s how good would he have been? A 6 foot 5 running back seems kind of weird, but where else can he play? I would have loved to see it.
I was a winger, could run 100m under 12 seconds in my teens (my mates were wingers too and we were also the relay team). But I was a short arse (still had more power than people expected and could pull people along with me) but my speed was really what I had going for me. It’s hard to understate what an absolute icon and hero Jonah was in the sport then, I was playing for my school when he was in his prime and everyone loved him in the Rugby playing world - temporarily suspended when he was playing against your team, but the respect and admiration was always there. I usually played 14 (right wing) but always enjoyed playing 11 and there’s no one more legendary to have ever worn the 11.
Ask the Springboks how to stop him he never scored a try against us 😏 no disrespect to him though he’s one of the greatest players to ever play the game RIP to a great man
South Africa defended against him better than anyone, using a rush defence to limit the amount of room he had the moment he received the ball. But honestly, their tackling was probably even more important than their tactics.
@@tokoforlyfe2384 Exactly right, he may not have scored personally but he definitely was instrumental in setting up many tries against the Boks, they wont tell you that lol.
Jonah could beat you with pace, and with two different sidesteps. One is the Samoan sidestep, which is no sidestep at all, instead they lean into the tackler at the impact moment and knock them down. Ankles are the safest bet.
Harrison vs lomu, lomu would flatten him in his prime, no disrespect... Lomu is 5 inches taller 20lbs heavier and no one on earth has ran as fast as lomu his acceleration with being taller and 20lbs more weight would flatten harrison.
You could argue that Jonah wasn't the GOAT, as impressive as he was as a player. However you can't argue that he is a true icon of the sport, loved by kiwis, feared by his opponents, renowned worldwide and gone too soon. RIP Jonah.
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Even speaking as an Englishman, you just have to say .... wow what a player and a gentleman 👏
We can definitely understand and agree with that sentiment. Cheers!
Jonah played for Counties Manukau, Wellington, Cardiff and a few other clubs at the end of his career. He also played Super Rugby, which is selected from the best club players in NZ.
He played for the Auckland Blues and the Wellington Hurricanes and of course he was an All-Black, 7's and 15's.
Im South african and think he was the greatest rugby player of all time, may his soul rest in peace
When he first toured the UK and the English saw what he could do the media there billed the tour as Jonah V Engalnd
When Jonah first toured Italy as an Alblack a lot of the Italian rugby fans would jump up from their seats excitedly whenever Jonah was in the action and start to chant, Al'Colusa! Al'Colusa! Al'Colusa!.. Which broadly translates to "The Colossal One".. I think it just sounded and looked so very cool seeing the Italian teams fans way back then showing such goodness and grace towards our Jonah..
Jonah Lomu truly was so much more than just our most mightiest AlBlack ever.. it seems so very ago long since you went and took your leave from this world and all of us here now big kindhearted Jonah.. Rest in peace Al'Colusa ❤
Remember him well. As an AFL person, I already had the best game, no need to watch anything else. Lomu changed that. His arrival coincided with the game going professional and its quality exploded. The all blacks were a constant highlights reel.
The first global superstar of rugby. An unstoppable force, who left us far too soon (yes, from failing kidneys). RIP Jonah. 3:30 - that was his provincial side, Counties (just south of Auckland, NZ) vs Southland. And the guy interviewed at 1:10 was former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains. As for "what's the strategy?", I remember a sprinter asked what his strategy was against Usain Bolt. His reply? "There's only one way of beating him - tie his laces together."
Trying to deal with Jonah once he had the ball in hand was virtually impossible, the man was a force of nature. The only tactic that had a chance of working was to prevent him from getting the ball in the first place. As a winger the most likely person to pass to him is the outside centre (number 13) so you would quite often see the 13 get double teamed because teams would be trying to prevent him from getting the pass off to Jonah. If you watch the highlights closely you can see Jonah frequently receiving long passes that skip over one or two teammates to combat this.
Also Jonah could quite happily come inside to other postions, for instance he frequently would join the scrum in the number 8 position and make runs off the back of the scrums, rucks and mauls. He may have been the Lord of the wings but he was a multi position player and a game changing threat from anywhere on the field.
I met him once when he played for a welsh club team cardiff blues looooong after his prime at the very end of his career, was like standing next to a LION... i couldn't imagine him in his prime in the 90's
I saw this when you released it but only just getting around to commenting now. So glad you enjoyed this video! Lots of love for this channel, keep up the awesome work. 🙏🏽
Zach I see you're head bopp'n...
Track in video is, Champion by legendary NZ/Moari Rap artist Scribe. Great track!
How many dudes you know roll like Jonah? Not many, if any.
@@jamesdignanmusic2765 My skills are unseen
I'm the man
you can ask,Anthony Mundine
"just grab his legs" - got to get past the arm first.
When he first turned up in the UK with the All Blacks he was about twice the size of any other winger. Anybody big enough to stop him wasn't fast enough to catch him, and anybody fast enough to catch him wasn't big enough to stop him
Great montage guys 👍. This guy gentle giant off the pitch was a total Maori warrior on the pitch. Taken from us far too young. One of the absolute GOAT's if not THEE GOAT.
You guys should watch the televised coverage of his funeral in New Zealand, it's practically a state funeral and so touching. This young man was worshipped by every Kiwi & rugby fans the world over.
Jonah was Tongan....
@19bisho I think you'll find Jonah was born in Pukehohe, Auckland which is in... New Zealand.🙄
You think that 100m speed is fast now. That timed 10.8 seconds was done BAREFOOT!!! No studs, shoes, anything! Stuff like this is why he was mourned across the World & his funeral is still viewed with Great respect
To tackle anyone like that, go round the boot laces. Or put 3 guys on him.
They reckon at best he was 75% of his real potential. You can only imagine how devastating he'd have been at 100%.
3:31 - Counties Manukau vs Southland in our provincial level game.
Which is the tier below Super 12.
Plus, he played with kidney disease for the vast majority of his career. So, operating at 70% peak.
Great and incisive review guys!
Lomu - one of the saddest days for me when he passed. And as strong, fast, and powerful a man, he was the most humble and generous man. RIP Jonah.
Rip a legend!
the black white stripe kit might be The Barbarians a international all star team
Lomu would be a handful for James Harrison. Lomu's power and reach were immense, he was much bigger than Harrison late in his career, 265lbs to Harrison's 230lbs, and 6'5" to 6'0". One of Lomu's underrated qualities is that he usually looked to evade contact first, which put defenders off balance, so he'd lose less momentum when they made contact. That's a key to why he would break so many tackles compared to other powerful players who would just try to plow through everybody.
About strategy, watch the France vs NZ semifinal match of the 1999 world cup. NZ completely dominated the first half thanks to Lomu being Lomu. But in the second half, France managed to prevent him from getting any ball while kicking drop goals as many times as they could.
He is the greatest forever
at 14min..toseed 3 (probably heaviest player) and 7 (possibly toughest player) like dice
6'4" 265lb. And FAST
What was going through your mind when you faced Jonah charging at you? ... Your arse.
Club rugby, counties Manukau
Andrew Forde has done a few of these sorts of videos, my favourite being the one of Anthony “Axel” Foley as I am a Munster supporter. He was possibly the greatest number 8 of his generation 4 all Ireland leagues in a row, two Heinken cups.
The strategy on tackling big guys like Jonah Lomu in rugby is to take out the hook, which is the ankles, but for someone who are fast and big, you just have to be fast and more accurate. However, Jonah Lomu had one ability that combined all his other attributes very few if any had and that's ballet type balance, always managed to stay on his feet.
Due to a chr onic kidney issue, they estimated he played about 80% at his best. He needed a kidney transplant and amazingly went back to playing. His body rejected the kidney and he was on dialysis till he tragically passed at 40 years old.
Could you imagine how dominant the broncos or cowboys could have been if their bid for him to change sports was successful
some of those games are provincial sides...kind of like a state side except we don't have states and one in the white and black I think was for 'The Barbarians' players picked from different countries. . .
He changed rugby forever
The question is if he had have gone to the NFL in the 90s how good would he have been? A 6 foot 5 running back seems kind of weird, but where else can he play? I would have loved to see it.
The GOAT
I recommend watching Josua Tuisova Rugbys most violent collisions, id say in the running for the next jonah lomu
I was a winger, could run 100m under 12 seconds in my teens (my mates were wingers too and we were also the relay team). But I was a short arse (still had more power than people expected and could pull people along with me) but my speed was really what I had going for me. It’s hard to understate what an absolute icon and hero Jonah was in the sport then, I was playing for my school when he was in his prime and everyone loved him in the Rugby playing world - temporarily suspended when he was playing against your team, but the respect and admiration was always there. I usually played 14 (right wing) but always enjoyed playing 11 and there’s no one more legendary to have ever worn the 11.
Jonah was the richest Rugby player in the History of the game, by a mile.
James Harrison: 6ft 0 in, 242 lbs
Jonah Lomu: 6ft 5 in, 265 lbs, 10.8 secs for the 100m.
Size difference is all good but James Harrison is a freak of nature! Just like Lomu.
@@RealFansSports Agreed, totally different game and difficult to compare
@ oh yeah absolutely. No way we could predict but we could imagine how epic it would be
The red and black team is a national provincial team that the all blacks select from its the next level after club rugby
Ask the Springboks how to stop him he never scored a try against us 😏 no disrespect to him though he’s one of the greatest players to ever play the game RIP to a great man
South Africa defended against him better than anyone, using a rush defence to limit the amount of room he had the moment he received the ball. But honestly, their tackling was probably even more important than their tactics.
And they may have been the one nation able to step up to him physically, they breed tanks over there
Lomu create easy tries for cullen and wilson by running over three or four springboks creating overlaps
@@tokoforlyfe2384 Exactly right, he may not have scored personally but he definitely was instrumental in setting up many tries against the Boks, they wont tell you that lol.
My guys checking out the GOAT! Jonah Lomu was the first global superstar of rugby. Also may I add boys, he’s Tongan🇹🇴😉😉
He was born in Pukekohe, Auckland New Zealand to Tongan immigrant parents. So he was indeed a kiwi.
Jonah club teams...
County Manukau
Blues
Chief's
Hurricane's
Wellington
Cardiff Blues
North Harbour
Marseilles Vitorelles
Some big samoan and fijian bros can bring lomu down 1st tackle 1 on 1. Iv seen it. It takes another massive picific islander to play him 1 v 1
There was a saying back in his All Blacks days, "everyone pass the ball to Jonah"😂😂The 🐐...
Exactly - it's a team game, all 14 of you pass it to Jonah!
Strategy... 2 man tackle 1 around knees and 1 over top. But they must both hit at same time or he runs them both over. Lol
Check his funeral out
Jonah could beat you with pace, and with two different sidesteps. One is the Samoan sidestep, which is no sidestep at all, instead they lean into the tackler at the impact moment and knock them down. Ankles are the safest bet.
Harrison vs lomu, lomu would flatten him in his prime, no disrespect... Lomu is 5 inches taller 20lbs heavier and no one on earth has ran as fast as lomu his acceleration with being taller and 20lbs more weight would flatten harrison.
Both ankles at same time..else bye bye
@@peterwild9459 ..i saw that tried many times. Only once i saw it work and it was little george gregan
He had kidney disease his whole career. Imagine if he was 100% healthy....
We know nz just for cricket😅
You could argue that Jonah wasn't the GOAT, as impressive as he was as a player. However you can't argue that he is a true icon of the sport, loved by kiwis, feared by his opponents, renowned worldwide and gone too soon. RIP Jonah.