 All right everybody, how are we? I hope you're doing well. Welcome back to another video and to the final installment of The 10 greatest New Zealand all blacks of all time. This one is a special one. I don't even want to pick up that paper because You know It'll most likely make me cry John Olomu is a legend This this DVD that I've picked up recently it's it's titled legends of all blacks rugby and that watching that was amazing for me and You know as soon as I saw that as soon as I saw the the value of it I Knew that I needed to make this series for my YouTube channel So what I've done is I've included a clip of me talking about this particular player What they meant to me with some of their stats that I've pulled from the internet and after that I show you some video excerpts of their best plays which I've got from this DVD So look before I say anything none of this footage I own the rights to and I don't claim to I'm just doing this because I love rugby and I want the whole world to know about these guys These top 10 greatest New Zealand all blacks of all time shaped me as a kid shaped Generations of kids in New Zealand Gave them someone to respect gave them someone to look up to These guys aren't just Rugby players these guys are heroes these guys are legends you know Jonah Lomu was born Jonah Tali Lomu and In Auckland, New Zealand on the 12th of May 1975 Jonah Lomu died on the 18th of November 2015 aged just 40 Jonah Lomu Was born in Auckland and died in Auckland But he also played a significant role for Wellington rugby In fact that is the team that I would have to say I personally remember him playing for the most Which is interesting because at that point he'd already had his career hampered by This this kidney disease that that ended up taking his life tragic tragically Far far too early So you know Just thinking about what kind of a player and how long he could have played at His highest potential without that illness is is just something we'll never know but it's it's something I often Think about and I still do Jonah Lomu was listed Fuck just reading Reading these stats man Reading these stats 196 centimeters six-foot-five 120 kg 265 pounds six-foot-five 265 pounds and ran a hundred meter dash in less than 11 seconds 10.5 seconds this guy was He was something else man Jonah Lomu Played on the wing the left wing He came in at all black number 941 Jonah Lomu played a total of 73 tests for New Zealand between 1994 and 2002 he finished his career with a total of 63 caps And 37 tries He's regarded as the first true global rugby superstar and Burst onto the scene in the early 90s playing rugby sevens actually for Auckland and counties Manicow From there he got noticed started playing the Provincial League for Auckland and Very soon found him in the All Blacks team as the youngest ever All-Black named Jonah Lomu shares the Rugby World Cup all-time try scoring record of 15 tries Which he accumulated in only two tournaments I'm sorry, man. I'm fucking sorry. This is crazy. This guy This guy this guy was my childhood man He really was That's him right there Jonah Lomu six foot five a 120 kgs running at you with a 10 second hundred pace the sidestep of Bo Jackson in the NFL In fact come to think of it. I believe Jonah Lomu was actually offered a place As a running back for the Dallas Cowboys after the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which he just dominated And that goes to show that the world Had had taken notice I don't want to go on too long look I Hope you guys enjoy the footage that we've got from this DVD. It's um, it's amazing. It really is I I I've actually created two or three tribute videos myself to this man on My channel and you can find those on my channel that the thing about those videos that that really Annoyed me was the fact that I couldn't get access to good quality footage and Which which meant that I couldn't really do do the man justice, but look Jonah Lomi will always go down as as a legendary all-black legendary international rugby player and My favorite rugby player of all time No doubt so sit back relax and enjoy The great the late great Jonah Lomu Rest in peace Jonah Lomu was rugby's first global superstar He announced himself to the world in the 1995 World Cup with some extraordinary performances Especially his devastating four tries against England The English came into that game with high hopes But Lomu's size strength and pace very soon ended the game as a contest and completely demoralized the English Lomu came from humble origins He was raised in one of the poorer suburbs of Auckland and began by playing rugby league before switching to Union His height and stature meant that initially he was thought of as a forward until he switched to the backs with extraordinary effect Michael Jones He began his career in sevens, but became the youngest ever all-black age 19 years and 45 days When he made his debut against France in 1994 He scored seven tries in the 1995 World Cup and added another eight in the 1999 tournament making him the leading tri-scorer Jonah's amazing physique and athleticism made him now on Unstoppable in all forms of rugby but in the space and freedom of sevens He was virtually a one-man team. Good work by Seymour Lomu The hard man to stop Look at the difference in the size, but lots of courage there From Farid Abdulrahman and never has a picture told a better story Then this one when Farid Abdulrahman tries to tackle Jonah Lomu will come into picture now and There's the story New Zealand V Malaysia But it's out to Jonah Lomu We haven't seen him yet and he's passed Chris Wyatt just swatted him aside and Garth Cooper Hasn't got a hope Matthew Robinson is on the field for Wales, but his chase is in vain. It's the first we've seen of Lomu Well, this is not news hot off the presses is it that Jonah Lomu is big fast and powerful always amazes me every time I see him run how someone of that size can be so light on his feet But they still maintain possession and they still got Jonah Lomu spare Jonah Lomu showed it to Matthew Robinson and that just flew outside him. That's the second for Lomu in the second half Unfortunately for Lomu ever since 1996 his career has been blighted by serious health issues He was diagnosed with a debilitating kidney disorder and although he continued to play at the highest level illness continued to interrupt his career Although he showed glimpses of his old power and pace at the 1999 World Cup He never truly regained full fitness, but even a partially fit Lomu was still a formidable opponent Who tells his team before a lot of the test matches never step back and that's what they've done today Love it It was still plenty of Frenchman there, but he just went so straight so hard so much power so much spin He's two meters high We're in his troops. It's taken at the back by Norm Maxwell feet gathers round now comes the drive Island have to get their backs behind this to repel it and they have done Gary Longwell was at the forefront, but it's still all black ball major Lomu surely Lomu from that distance is unstoppable nonetheless That was a brilliant bit of work by major tremendous running there by Haul it and look at this what a run this is by In fact, it's the youngster McCall and there the Scots are back Umaga throws it out and Lomu goes sauntering home Join along for his 39th try for New Zealand and he's got a long way to go as me McCall But the support is coming and this is what they do. They don't panic They get the ball to play there. He hits the floor a bit fortunate to manga as he goes down 100 pass There's no one in front of him and I wouldn't have mattered if there was anyone in front of him They wouldn't have stopped him from there In 2003 he was given a special merit award by the IRB for his outstanding contribution to the international game Allie Williams is the target And this time they've changed the focus of the the drive towards the tail of the line out Divine clears Tana umanga the dummy winner Keith Lohan Howlett out to Jonah Lomu Lomu powers through the final tier defense Great collective work by the all blacks. It's had to go to floor though or has it above ground. It's still a mall It's still a driving mall It's finally down on the ground now. They hit the three quarters Robinson Merton's here's Jonah Lomu Lomu and When it came out Starts off long looping run here still got a lot to do. Look. He's got 15 yards Bounce one and you're not gonna stop in my arm tackles there