The world of rugby has lost a giant of a man, and a giant of the game.
Jonah Lomu’s sad death at just the age of 40 has cast the world of rugby into a deep darkness this morning, less than a month after his native New Zealand secured another Rugby World Cup title.
The former Kiwi was known as one of the most powerful and dynamic players ever to grace a rugby field, and made an incredible debut at the 1995 tournament in South Africa.
His power and size made him a standout player at all levels, but it seems that even before the game turned pro and he was putting several Englishmen back on their ass, he was a phenomenon at schools level in multi-disciplines.
Tim Murphy, a new Zealand based journalist tweeted the staggering results from Lomu’s sports day at Wesley College back in 1989 when he was just 14 years of age
Jonah's Wesley College athletics champs results 1989 #RIPJonahLomu pic.twitter.com/MpRvqmpHkm
— Tim Murphy (@tmurphyNZ) November 18, 2015
You’d just give up against him wouldn’t you.
RIP
