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Lomu

British  
/ ˈləʊmuː /

noun

  1. Jonah. born 1975, New Zealand Rugby Union player; scored 37 tries in 63 games for the All Blacks (1994–2002)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It will face a Utah offensive line that includes five returning starters and a pair of tackles — Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu — who are projected first-round NFL draft picks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2025

Dawson: "Sean Fitzpatrick, Andrew Mehrtens, Josh Kronfeld, Zinzan Brooke, Frank Bunce and Walter Little. Just an incredible side, having arguably the greatest ever player who played the game in Jonah Lomu."

From BBC Oct. 24, 2023

Nobody has scored more than eight tries in a single tournament; the only others to score eight were Jonah Lomu in 1995, Bryan Habana in 2007 and Julian Savea in 2015.

From Washington Times Oct. 21, 2023

New Zealand wing Jonah Lomu became the first global superstar of rugby at the 1995 World Cup.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2023

Both are four-star prospects, and both are offensive linemen: Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu, who form probably the best one-two punch of linemen any Pac-12 team signed in the 2023 class.

From Seattle Times Jan. 2, 2023

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