News — Jonah

June 18 2025 marks a significant day in New Zealand’s sporting history; not only for Jonah, but the All Blacks and every avid rugby fan. It’s been a remarkable thirty years since Jonah broke ground with his phenomenal 4 tries against England and his triumphant try over those that got in his way, particularly Mike Catt.

Jonah Lomu, Greatest All Black of all-time. Greatest All Blacks XV On the date of his youngest son Dhyreille's birthday, Jonah has been named as the greatest All Black of all-time, along side Sir Bryan Williams and team mate, Christian Cullen by a panel of rugby experts and the Kiwi public. In the final instalment of Sky Sport’s quest to find New Zealand’s Greatest XV, a panel of leading journalists and broadcasters – Grant Nisbett, Ken Laban, Rikki Swannell and Phil Gifford – were last week asked by The Breakdown who they thought were the country’s best-ever outside backs. The panel were unanimous in their verdict...

  Former England winger saw up close Lomu's devastating impact in unforgettable 1995 RWC semi-finalWhen Jonah Lomu charged at you at full pelt, there often wasn’t much you could do to stop him – as England found out to our cost in that memorable semi-final in the 1995 World Cup.Lomu was the fiercest of opponents. His speed, once he got going, his sheer size and the length of his stride meant that he was a difficult man to bring down. A player who in that match swatted my brother Tony off “like a fly”, as one commentator put it, before...