I feel like we need a Michael Jordan like documentary on Jonah Lomu. I'm Irish and hands down what he did on a Rugby pitch always gave me goosebumps. So talented and humble, it's a pity he died so young and wouldn't be able to narrate it like Jordan was able to do but I still believe there's a brilliant documentary waiting to happen .
Are you comparing us (esp Tony Underwood) with school boys on the pitch? As I would have to agree sir. Heartfelt emotion and thanks to the big man. Such an unassuming young man too
I remember him ploughing through our 1st xv at JC high, they were pretty much pointless games when ever he played. Few years later my bro and I were walking into the gym in Clendon Manurewa and he rocks up in a black hatchback DOHC turbo (they were all the rave back then) with the number plate that just said "JONAH" we were like, wtf? In the gym he didn't look massive in the upper body, just lean, but his legs were fuckn tree trunks in reeboks! Not long after that he was on tv in a Black jumper ploughing through 1st XVs again.
Ha. I went to JC between 86-90. Funny you say about the black hatchback as I had one too. Mazda Familia DOHC turbo. We had one of the best rugby teams around at the time remember us thrashing Rewa High. Lived down the road from Weymouth Rugby Club where I think he played for a bit.
Every so often nature produces absolute specimens. So much so that you just have to stop and watch them move. They are so great that they leave their mark in history as what they do is etch memories of joy in your mind. That's what Jonah was and did. Poetry in motion. RIP big man
As an ex rugby player myself I admired Jonah Lomu throughout his great career. What a great player. I was very upset when he died. A loss to the world. A true rugby legend.R.I.P.
One of the most exciting athletes I've ever seen in 40 years. Got offered big money to go to play in NFL (would have thrown they around like rag dolls as a running back or wide receiver) - but wanted to play rugby and earn a fraction because it was the sport he loved. RIP.
Madame Tussaud's had a full sized waxwork of a crouched Jonah doing a hand off (stiff arm if yank) if you positioned yourself it became immediately even more obvious why he was near impossible to tackle. I'm 6' 15 stone and the only thing you would be able to get hold of would be his arm, and his legs so big it would be very hard to grab both of them.
Great point, I remember hearing a player talk about how much distance his swerve would put between himself and the defender, add a hand off to that and it's pretty much game over.
I love that answer: “I like all types of rugby really...touch....” I doubt he could tell the difference between touch and full contact! It’s not like any of those tackles did anything but brush him. No contest, what an awesome player he was. It’s sweet how shy he came across on camera too. RIP big guy.
Maybe the reason he's so "BIG" is, he was massively (pun intended) sensitive and his being expressed it by his growth. Big heart , big spirit, BIG legacy.
I'm not a particularly big rugby fan, but I can say with certainty that the most impressive individual I've ever seen in a team sport still remains as Jonah Lomu in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He was like some sort of real life Ivan Drago, an absolute one off. Men against boys stuff. I'd even put him as a contender versus the great individual sportspeople like Tiger Woods. RIP big man.
Living in America I wasn't lucky enough to watch rugby, but when I first traveled to my and aus I watched a documentary about about Jonah Lomu, it showed highlights of him playing and I thought holy shit this guy is beast. I'm glad RUclips rec this video to me the guy looks a man playing with boys. I Wikipedia him him and I'm very sad to read he past away, at such a young age. I can only imagine how much of a fan base he must have. RIP young brotha
Had the pleasure of meeting him as part of an ad for a beer company in Dublin around 6 months before he died. He was literally exactly the same as he was in the interview at the end here - Couldn't understand my accent in the slightest, but such a completely humble gent!
I was a couple of years behind him at a school in a different part of Auckland. We had all heard this legend about some massive guy that was fast as' .... that went to Wesley Collage
I remember being at Whakarua Park before the 1995 Rugby World Cup and seeing Jonah for the first time. It was pretty clear why he was so hard to tackle - he was an amazing physical specimen. For such an amazing athlete he was incredibly shy and humble. My son, who was seven at the time, and I followed him religiously from then on and his untimely death was a very sad occasion in our whānau - moe mai rā e te rangatira.
In every sport there is always one that no one could match and went on to become legends, pele in soccer, MJ in basketball, muhammed ali in boxing, wayne grentzky in ice hockey, tom brady in NFL. For rugby it was this man, Jonah Lomu
i started playing in 2006 and when i moved back to the US i would talk about rubgy and of course Americans would ask what is this sport, so i would pull up a montage of this man running though people.
We were playing touch rugby that day at Whitiora School, which is next to the Waikato stadium when school boys 7s was on. One the boys came back from watching it reckons there's a big dude called Jonah carving up n unstoppable. We were like yeah heard that one before 🙄
@@mmt8263 we were in the block of flats right by the school bro. So we were always at the park playing touch or hold, dreaming we were Cullen 😆 back in the day
thing is in School boy rugby there is always somebody like this, I can tell you of players who were running 10.7 at 16 and were unstoppable. But Jonah just kept getting bigger and bigger and faster. Remember playing all England sevens final the difference between us and Millfield was 10.7 winger.
He used to come round to my nans all the time and pester the dog but we knew he was something special so we let him get on with it great memories rip big fella
When ya see a man like Jonah u scream... sort ya shit out island rugby! I know a lot of there players are poached but there’s a reason! Samoa came to the 2011 World Cup and weren’t even payed! It’s good for rugby if the islands are strong! Manu Samoa 1991 case in point!
I was fortunate to be at his Cardiff Blues leaving reception, and had the opportunity to congratulate and thank him for his time in Wales. A true gentle giant of a man.
Rest in Peace Jonah Man did I love rugby back in the 80's and 90's I'm Australian and Jonah Lomu by far my favourite rugby player. I would even play his rugby game while watching rugby.
I remember watching Lomu play for the Barbarians against England at Twickenham. He was laughing when he ran through England's attempts to tackle him, just like in that World Cup in South Africa.
These videos are worth gold, I was lucky enough to see him play at college level against my school of St Paul’s Hamilton. And just like the ref here smiling after Jonah scored, I was so impressed by his early talent I couldn’t believe what I had seen, how could he be that dominant?
I remember reading an article in Sports Illustrated mentioning that he was physically the top most perfected man for sports in the world following 7 NFL players and 2 NBA players. Indeed he was physically superior to any other sports men in that era
Trust me when I say, "SOUTH AUCKLAND" has a way of producing superb atleates. Jonah being one of many. Rest easy Big fellar, we will not see your likes again.
Ya not wrong there bro!.. loads of talent have come out of South Auckland and represented our beautiful nation on the world stage. and we're still producing more.👍👍👍
@@OriginalMangereBoy71 Hard doko, one love.. Mean tallent out there. Families need to encourage and push their kids with love instead of the other irrelevant stuff. SOUTH AUCKLAND UP100%
@Daniel Grant Tbh St Peter's is not top 3 nz schools rugby. That would be Wesely 5 titles, Kelston Boys 5 national titles and Hamilton 4. You probably playing kids who also at a rugby school the first two schools are now rugby league factories with another South Auckland school De La Salle. League players avg 300k more than rugby players.
This is amazing footage. First time I've seen this. He was one of my hero's growing up playing rugby in England. I can't help but get teary every time I watch him now. Dearly missed.
Sjoe. I almost had shivers down my spine thinking of this....Lomu at 7 lol.burger really. Collins at 6. Vermeulen 8. Close the book. all collisions in that game won. Who needs breakdowns when the opponent gets broken down?haha.
Kind hearted humble kid. He knew his own strength and size compared to the others. He didn’t even try to run over them, which he knew he could... out of respect and humility he gave these kids the dignity of running around them instead - so as not to break them. He knew he would eventually run out of opposition if he ran route one ☝🏽
Growing up playing a game of held on the concrete there’s always someone in the game who calls out when they get the ball and they are ready to blitz it, they call themselves out: Lomu!
It wasn’t only his size that mattered, but the speed that went along with it. Wasn’t only that either, but also his ability to stomp right through tacklers. Wasn’t just these either, but also his determined heart.
The comment section of everyone's memories of him is very touchy. The amount of love and respect is just overwhelming. What an amazing man. Rip Jonah. You are loved by beautiful souls ❤️
As an England supporter, but as a rugby fan first, I'm grateful that I got to see Lomu in his prime, even if that did include him running over us, many times 🤦♂️🤦♂️ a phenomenal player who had it all, height, size, pace, strength, the lot, he was way ahead of the era he played in, even by today's standards he would cause carnage on the field! There will only ever be, 1 Jonah Lomu!!
When Jonah is on the field everyone practices social distancing
Gold👌
Not the Springboks! Only took half the team to stop him! A phenomenal player and great loss to rugby.
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I remember that old NZ rugby saying of the 90's: "It's a team game. No matter who gets the ball...pass it to Jonah!"
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Makes sense, actually.
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Easy ride for Wesley College team
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I feel like we need a Michael Jordan like documentary on Jonah Lomu. I'm Irish and hands down what he did on a Rugby pitch always gave me goosebumps. So talented and humble, it's a pity he died so young and wouldn't be able to narrate it like Jordan was able to do but I still believe there's a brilliant documentary waiting to happen .
He almost looks apologetic as he makes each try
He was extremely humble. He would more likely to praise a teammates pass to send away than what he had done.
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Teammate: "what's the plan today coach?"
Coach:"same as every game, pass it to Lomu"
Gee, u r racist
@@sonofsoweto How is he?
@@sonofsoweto piss off
@@jackevans6544 that's all u can do... Racism is a negative force..
@@sonofsoweto Please explain how the comment above is racist though.
The size of him as a schoolboy compared to the ref
He was really a gentle giant. In SA we feared but loved him more. He lifted the level each game 😂 What a fella. We remember Jonah Lomu with respect
Well said. A legend in our time.
So it’s not just the England rugby team he made look stupid. Makes me feel a bit better.
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Are you comparing us (esp Tony Underwood) with school boys on the pitch? As I would have to agree sir.
Heartfelt emotion and thanks to the big man. Such an unassuming young man too
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I remember him ploughing through our 1st xv at JC high, they were pretty much pointless games when ever he played. Few years later my bro and I were walking into the gym in Clendon Manurewa and he rocks up in a black hatchback DOHC turbo (they were all the rave back then) with the number plate that just said "JONAH" we were like, wtf? In the gym he didn't look massive in the upper body, just lean, but his legs were fuckn tree trunks in reeboks! Not long after that he was on tv in a Black jumper ploughing through 1st XVs again.
Ha. I went to JC between 86-90. Funny you say about the black hatchback as I had one too. Mazda Familia DOHC turbo. We had one of the best rugby teams around at the time remember us thrashing Rewa High. Lived down the road from Weymouth Rugby Club where I think he played for a bit.
@RichJW na sorry bro, I can't remember anyone from the team, I used to just watch from the sideline now and then.
Mean all you lads would have wittnessed the start of the journey. Young Jonah..
Every so often nature produces absolute specimens. So much so that you just have to stop and watch them move. They are so great that they leave their mark in history as what they do is etch memories of joy in your mind. That's what Jonah was and did. Poetry in motion. RIP big man
Dunno why, but i read this comment in the voice of david attenborough.
Maybe cos im stoned 😂
Dunno why, but i read this comment in the voice of david attenborough.
Maybe cos im stoned 😂
God makes every human not nature
@Robert Gray hahahaha i wouldn't have known had you not said anything.
But yes, what an amazing player!!!
bro bro. have you heard of polynesians? 🤣 them guys are the ultimate rugby players
As an ex rugby player myself I admired Jonah Lomu throughout his great career. What a great player. I was very upset when he died. A loss to the world. A true rugby legend.R.I.P.
One of the most exciting athletes I've ever seen in 40 years. Got offered big money to go to play in NFL (would have thrown they around like rag dolls as a running back or wide receiver) - but wanted to play rugby and earn a fraction because it was the sport he loved. RIP.
He looked like a grown man playing against kids
Madame Tussaud's had a full sized waxwork of a crouched Jonah doing a hand off (stiff arm if yank) if you positioned yourself it became immediately even more obvious why he was near impossible to tackle. I'm 6' 15 stone and the only thing you would be able to get hold of would be his arm, and his legs so big it would be very hard to grab both of them.
Great point, I remember hearing a player talk about how much distance his swerve would put between himself and the defender, add a hand off to that and it's pretty much game over.
This guy was destined for greatness from the start and look how humble he is first thing he did was give his teammates the trophy. Legend.
I know its totally not the point, but how is it that this footage is so old (1993?) and yet is so clear that it may as well have been shot yesterday?
Seriously.... was thinking the same thing!
If I was a parent to any of the oppositions kids I'd actual be asking how old that MAN is 😁😂😂😂
Imagine being a schoolboy trying to tackle Lomu. lol
Even though he was that big, most of these trys are scored with him outsprinting and side stepping his smaller and more agile opposition. Amazing
Haha, if you plan to succeed I suggest you practice stopping trains on a railway line
Thankfully for me Grant Batty was an All Black winger when I was at school. Rugby was tough enough for a runt like me.
@Woolwich Arsenal oh yeah, if you play rugby you will get smashed up and regret saying that.
Anyone can tackle anyone with technique, you've got to catch the begger!
Poor little buggers having to play against him,rest in peace big man.💚💛🏴👍🍺
I love that answer: “I like all types of rugby really...touch....”
I doubt he could tell the difference between touch and full contact! It’s not like any of those tackles did anything but brush him. No contest, what an awesome player he was. It’s sweet how shy he came across on camera too. RIP big guy.
He was very shy and it made him even more lovable.
@@imyusuf326 think was kidney failure at the end mate but he had been sick for a long time on and off
Maybe the reason he's so "BIG" is, he was massively (pun intended) sensitive and his being expressed it by his growth. Big heart , big spirit, BIG legacy.
Did no-one tell Jonah we are all born equal?
Every Tongan I knew got their haircut the same way he'd have his 😂 South Auckland's very own Tongan legend
That trademark run down the wing,then slight turn inside,then bang! Off the right foot powers away
I'm not a particularly big rugby fan, but I can say with certainty that the most impressive individual I've ever seen in a team sport still remains as Jonah Lomu in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He was like some sort of real life Ivan Drago, an absolute one off. Men against boys stuff. I'd even put him as a contender versus the great individual sportspeople like Tiger Woods.
RIP big man.
@dogs aren't dangerous both you and I know Balboa was a warrior beyond his ability.
Performance enhancement drugs
@@stephencollier1490 yea taro bro
I would love to see a Jonah Lomu statue in South Auckland to inspire all our troubled youth from the Pacific!
Your comment doesn't make sense lol
@@Unifyyyyyyy excellent idea bro 👌
Not just statues. Gyms and athletics centers in the hoods to honour him and david tua.. mangere baby
@@sh3892 Exactly right and a tribute to Mark Hunt as well!
Lovely man, awesome player. Did more for the profile of rugby than any other single player. RIP JTL 🙏
Living in America I wasn't lucky enough to watch rugby, but when I first traveled to my and aus I watched a documentary about about Jonah Lomu, it showed highlights of him playing and I thought holy shit this guy is beast. I'm glad RUclips rec this video to me the guy looks a man playing with boys. I Wikipedia him him and I'm very sad to read he past away, at such a young age. I can only imagine how much of a fan base he must have. RIP young brotha
Looks like he retired from the All Blacks and went back and played college ball.
He was a shy beast
Had the pleasure of meeting him as part of an ad for a beer company in Dublin around 6 months before he died. He was literally exactly the same as he was in the interview at the end here - Couldn't understand my accent in the slightest, but such a completely humble gent!
I was a couple of years behind him at a school in a different part of Auckland. We had all heard this legend about some massive guy that was fast as' .... that went to Wesley Collage
He looks 25 even during high school
Always loved, always missed. RIP sweet man.
Schoolboy?? He looked about 25!! I bet he had bigger balls than all of his teachers!! Incredible player and a true gift.
He’s a schoolboy here...& I’ve been striving for that physique all my adult life hahaha
I’m surprised how good the quality is in this video it’s better quality than the video of him in the world cup
Damn the GOAT 🔥🔥🔥💯
Ha Pikiora Jones. good to see u again my brother.
I remember being at Whakarua Park before the 1995 Rugby World Cup and seeing Jonah for the first time. It was pretty clear why he was so hard to tackle - he was an amazing physical specimen. For such an amazing athlete he was incredibly shy and humble. My son, who was seven at the time, and I followed him religiously from then on and his untimely death was a very sad occasion in our whānau - moe mai rā e te rangatira.
In every sport there is always one that no one could match and went on to become legends, pele in soccer, MJ in basketball, muhammed ali in boxing, wayne grentzky in ice hockey, tom brady in NFL. For rugby it was this man, Jonah Lomu
i started playing in 2006 and when i moved back to the US i would talk about rubgy and of course Americans would ask what is this sport, so i would pull up a montage of this man running though people.
We were playing touch rugby that day at Whitiora School, which is next to the Waikato stadium when school boys 7s was on.
One the boys came back from watching it reckons there's a big dude called Jonah carving up n unstoppable. We were like yeah heard that one before 🙄
I went to whitiora lmao🤣
@@mmt8263 we were in the block of flats right by the school bro. So we were always at the park playing touch or hold, dreaming we were Cullen 😆 back in the day
@@MeanAzz_13 🤣🤣
thing is in School boy rugby there is always somebody like this, I can tell you of players who were running 10.7 at 16 and were unstoppable. But Jonah just kept getting bigger and bigger and faster. Remember playing all England sevens final the difference between us and Millfield was 10.7 winger.
@Poua Kai No but Lomu was no where near 10.7 at 16 years old.
He used to come round to my nans all the time and pester the dog but we knew he was something special so we let him get on with it great memories rip big fella
im from sweden dont know much about rugby ,but hen you see this guy you just realise hes the guy
Lomu’s attitude upon receiving the cup: give it to his teammates... That’s Rugby!!! Lomu was unstoppable. Period. What an athlete....
When ya see a man like Jonah u scream... sort ya shit out island rugby! I know a lot of there players are poached but there’s a reason! Samoa came to the 2011 World Cup and weren’t even payed! It’s good for rugby if the islands are strong! Manu Samoa 1991 case in point!
Lomu made rugby mainstream in south america l would say in the 1999 RWC. Lots of us learned the rules of rugby just to see him play
so true, he was more loved by fans overseas than his own country.
Who remembers the Mc Donald's Johah burger?
I was fortunate to be at his Cardiff Blues leaving reception, and had the opportunity to congratulate and thank him for his time in Wales. A true gentle giant of a man.
Good to see the St Kent’s team getting beat. Guess they hadn’t started buyer players at this time
That's not St Kent's.
Rip big man. You were the best
Thought was Julian Savea for a sec there, RIP Jonah my 1st Rugby memory was 95 World Cup and you dishing out some hurt to us Irish and England.
Julian savea not even on his league. Lomu is the original beast
Julian actually respected and loved Jonah, and Jonah loved and respected Julian☺
Rest in Peace Jonah
Man did I love rugby back in the 80's and 90's
I'm Australian and Jonah Lomu by far my favourite rugby player. I would even play his rugby game while watching rugby.
90's rugby had some real talent
R.I.P. Jonah Lomu r.i.p.
An absolute kauri on the field next to these wee fullas hahaha 😂 rest easy Lomu youre well missed mate 💓💓
The dislikes are Australians
And mike Catt.
A young Lomu super humble
You gotta feel sorry for those boys trying to tackle him!!!
Incredible athlete.
Such an honest and humble man too.
Sadly missed 🙏
God I still remember him absolutely decimating Tony Underwood and running over Mike Catt in the 1995 WC...😂🙈
The reason every kid picked up a rugby ball🏉 Legend🙌🏽
and "INGA THE WINGER" another NZ legend in both codes of rugby.
Awkward trophy handover at the end 😂
🤣👌... it's like the old guy borrowed money of Jonah
I remember watching Lomu play for the Barbarians against England at Twickenham. He was laughing when he ran through England's attempts to tackle him, just like in that World Cup in South Africa.
This man was an gentle giant but my god he was a savage when he started galloping down the field.
The Michael Jordan of Rugby. RIP 🏉❤️
These videos are worth gold, I was lucky enough to see him play at college level against my school of St Paul’s Hamilton. And just like the ref here smiling after Jonah scored, I was so impressed by his early talent I couldn’t believe what I had seen, how could he be that dominant?
Better? Or bigger, stronger & faster? It looked like me playing against my 8 year old son and his friends.
Humble, polite and a decent sport as a victor.
I remember reading an article in Sports Illustrated mentioning that he was physically the top most perfected man for sports in the world following 7 NFL players and 2 NBA players. Indeed he was physically superior to any other sports men in that era
Haha not MJ
R.I.P toko👊🙏
Trust me when I say, "SOUTH AUCKLAND" has a way of producing superb atleates. Jonah being one of many.
Rest easy Big fellar, we will not see your likes again.
@Daniel Grant Where in my statement have i mentioned South Africa? Nowhere! move along nothing here for you mate.
@Daniel Grant As I said, keep moving along, South Africa ain't relevant here😂
Ya not wrong there bro!.. loads of talent have come out of South Auckland and represented our beautiful nation on the world stage. and we're still producing more.👍👍👍
@@OriginalMangereBoy71 Hard doko, one love.. Mean tallent out there. Families need to encourage and push their kids with love instead of the other irrelevant stuff.
SOUTH AUCKLAND UP100%
@Daniel Grant Tbh St Peter's is not top 3 nz schools rugby. That would be Wesely 5 titles, Kelston Boys 5 national titles and Hamilton 4. You probably playing kids who also at a rugby school the first two schools are now rugby league factories with another South Auckland school De La Salle. League players avg 300k more than rugby players.
I wonder why 9 people gave this a thumbs down?
Probably 9 people who he handed off into the year 3031
A true gentleman too 🇦🇺👍🏻
When his stardom took off he scored a speech coach and became more intellect in interviews. RIP Jonah
Well not much changed when he was playing pro rugby against men.....
Omg what a talent . Way before his time
This guy used to run the 100m in 10's
RIP Jonah Lomu
I have no doubt had Jonah remained healthy he would have become the greatest ever.
This is amazing footage. First time I've seen this. He was one of my hero's growing up playing rugby in England. I can't help but get teary every time I watch him now. Dearly missed.
Sjoe. I almost had shivers down my spine thinking of this....Lomu at 7 lol.burger really. Collins at 6. Vermeulen 8. Close the book. all collisions in that game won. Who needs breakdowns when the opponent gets broken down?haha.
There will ever only be one Jonah Lomu. God bless his Soul!
Kind hearted humble kid. He knew his own strength and size compared to the others. He didn’t even try to run over them, which he knew he could... out of respect and humility he gave these kids the dignity of running around them instead - so as not to break them. He knew he would eventually run out of opposition if he ran route one ☝🏽
Growing up playing a game of held on the concrete there’s always someone in the game who calls out when they get the ball and they are ready to blitz it, they call themselves out: Lomu!
It wasn’t only his size that mattered, but the speed that went along with it. Wasn’t only that either, but also his ability to stomp right through tacklers. Wasn’t just these either, but also his determined heart.
A great player and apparently gentle soul. Taken from this world far too soon. 😢
So humble and spoke with class. Yet arguably one of the greatest. Players nowadays please take note.
Schoolboy ?! If I was older than him at his age in this video I would call him uncle lol
The best forever.
Great video, legend doesn't even come close. RIP
Was never into Rugby Union but I knew who Jonah Lomu was. Loved watching him play
"I'll play soccer Mum rugby is dangerous"🤦♂️😂
His size was largely irrelevant. What speed.
The comment section of everyone's memories of him is very touchy. The amount of love and respect is just overwhelming. What an amazing man. Rip Jonah. You are loved by beautiful souls ❤️
RIP legend
RIP big man. Gone but not forgotten, your legacy will live on forever.
As an England supporter, but as a rugby fan first, I'm grateful that I got to see Lomu in his prime, even if that did include him running over us, many times 🤦♂️🤦♂️ a phenomenal player who had it all, height, size, pace, strength, the lot, he was way ahead of the era he played in, even by today's standards he would cause carnage on the field! There will only ever be, 1 Jonah Lomu!!
Legend..
There's only one Jonah Lomu. A true great, a legend, a genius and a gentleman, God bless you XX
RIP TO THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT. We miss you Jonah 💙 alofa atu
Imagine the player he could have been if his body didn't give up on him
Wesley college produce some good rugby players.
His thighs are bigger than the other lad’s waists. 😬