Jonah Lomu

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Jonah Lomu was a legendary New Zealand rugby union winger renowned for his extraordinary power and speed, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the sport’s history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand international rugby union player
human
rugby union player
ageAtDeath 40
causeOfDeath complications related to kidney disease
heart attack
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1975-05-12
dateOfDeath 2015-11-18
debutInNationalTeam 1994
ethnicGroup Tongan
familyName Lomu
famousFor dominant performances at the 1995 Rugby World Cup
extraordinary power and speed as a winger
influencing the professional era of rugby union
fullName Jonah Lomu
surface form: "Jonah Tali Lomu"
givenName prophet Jonah
surface form: "Jonah"
height 196 cm
6 ft 5 in
honor inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame
inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame
legacy global icon of rugby union
helped popularize rugby worldwide through his playing style
medicalCondition kidney disease
memberOfSportsTeam Auckland Blues
Cardiff Rugby
surface form: "Cardiff Blues"

Counties Manukau
New Zealand national rugby union team
North Harbour
Waikato rugby union team
surface form: "Waikato Chiefs"

Wellington Hurricanes
nationalCaps 63
nationality New Zealander
nationalTeamTries 37
numberOfChildren 2
participantIn 1995 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
placeOfBirth Auckland
New Zealand
placeOfDeath Auckland
New Zealand
playsInLeague National Provincial Championship
Super Rugby
positionPlayed winger
recordHeld joint all-time Rugby World Cup try-scoring record
regardedAs one of the greatest rugby union players of all time
one of the most influential players in rugby history
religion Christianity
sport rugby union
spouse Nadene Lomu
topScorerIn 1995 Rugby World Cup tries
1999 Rugby World Cup tries
underwentProcedure kidney transplant
weight approximately 119 kg
worldCupTriesTotal 15

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Jonah Lomu fullName Jonah Lomu
this entity surface form: "Jonah Tali Lomu"
All Blacks notablePlayer Jonah Lomu

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