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Jonah Lomu — the All Blacks wrecking ball
DIR By: DOK
Date: June 8, 2025, 3:10 pm
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An unbelievable talent. One of the greatest rugby players ever
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> The enduring image of the 1995 Rugby World Cup is of Nelson
Mandela, dressed in Francois Pienaar’s No 6 jersey, awarding the
Webb Ellis Cup to the Springbok captain, but also etched into
immortality is the scene of utter destruction when Jonah Lomu
scored against England in the semi-final.
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> Lomu scored four that day, but the one the world will never
forget was when he ran over Mike Catt, rendering the fullback a
mangle of spread-eagled arms and legs, while behind them,
bulldozed into the Newlands turf, were fellow casualties, Will
Carling and Tony Underwood.
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Re: Jonah Lomu — the All Blacks wrecking ball
DIR By: Bod
Date: June 8, 2025, 4:24 pm
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1999 was even better
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Re: Jonah Lomu — the All Blacks wrecking ball
DIR By: Woop de Stoop
Date: June 12, 2025, 6:00 am
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I'm just surprised I've not heard of him earlier?
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Re: Jonah Lomu — the All Blacks wrecking ball
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: June 12, 2025, 7:50 am
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> I'm just surprised I've not heard of him earlier?
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Who, Jonah? I wish I was that young! [emoji846]
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Re: Jonah Lomu — the All Blacks wrecking ball
DIR By: Banstead Quin
Date: June 13, 2025, 3:36 am
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Often forgotten in that game is how good Will Carling played in
the face of an onslaught and two excellent try's as well. Such a
wake up call to what professionalism actually was.
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