Jonah+Lomu

Andrew Vea 2R 5/29/12

Jonah Lomu.  Jonah Lomu is one of the best rugby players who ever lived he is a tongan and played for many teams including the New Zealand all blacks. may 12 1975-Birth date  1993- under 19’s rugby team also under 21’s the following year 1994- became a new zealand all black rugby player 1994- Hong Kong rugby 7’s 1995- rugby world cup championship 1996- Tri nations 1997- Tri nations series 1998- common wealth games 1999- world cup 2000-2003- more Tri nations series 2004- kidney transplant <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2005- comeback quest <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2007- hall of fame for rugby <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2008- first divorce from wife <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2009- retirement and new zealand body building contest <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2011- IRB hall of fame <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This person was grabbed by history because he made history while his career as a rugby player for the New Zealand All Blacks and he was a large roll model in rugby and set many unbreakable records that can’t be beaten. Jonah Lomu is one of the best Tongan rugby players who ever lived and taught many people about his style of playing rugby which is very popular worldwide. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My ranking is 2 because he made history but was not really known he was just known as a rugby player but made history in rugby and helping others in his community. He helped change his community and also went through alot of ups and downs with his personal life he had 3 wives two were divorced and he now has a wife he is still currently with. He had a kidney transplant in 2009 before he retired from his rugby career as an All Black. And now retired he helps rugby athletes back in his home land of Tonga helping them to become better rugby player and follow in his footsteps. In 2011 inducted into the IRB ( International Rugby ) hall of fame.