Lomu

British

/ ˈləʊmuː /

noun

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

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Lomu is young but terrific in pass protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

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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