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0:00:03 > 0:00:06- If you're talking about - superstars...
0:00:06 > 0:00:10- ..he's up there with Tiger - and Federer and Ronaldo.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15- He was perfect for the game. - Good movement and quick feet.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- He was like Gerald Davies - but twice his size.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- We say in the All Blacks, - the difference between...
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- ..good and great is doing - the little things well...
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- ..and it was those little things - Jonah did that made him great.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35- I haven't played with him, but I'd - give him the ball and follow him...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- ..because he will create mayhem - on the field.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41- 'Jonah Lomu. Unbelievable!'
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- When someone says Jonah Lomu, - all I see is Mike Catt...
0:00:46 > 0:00:51- ..on the floor with his legs - in the air like a dead fly.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- 'Jonah Lomu. Unbelievable!'
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- He was probably the biggest - influence on the game ever.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- He'd done so many things...
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- ..to the lives of so many people - in the world.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10- It's a big loss to me.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- That is my first-born.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40- Once in a generation, maybe, you - get a person before their time.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Although no-one realised - at the time...
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- ..that's what happened to - the rugby world in 1975...
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- ..in Mangere, south Auckland, - New Zealand...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- ..when Jonah Tali Lomu was born...
0:01:53 > 0:01:58- ..the oldest of five children to a - family of Methodists from Tonga...
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- ..in a relatively nondescript, - deprived area.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- It was rough but if you lived there - long enough, it becomes normal.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- A lot of the families around there - were the church members...
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- ..that were around our - family-based church.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- There was a lot of - happy memories...
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- ..and a lot of sad memories - we had there.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- It could be a violent - and dangerous area...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- ..so his mother decided - Jonah should attend...
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- ..the Wesley College - boarding school.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- It was difficult financially - and emotionally...
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- ..for the mother - and her first-born son.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- But once he actually got into the - groove of things and he started...
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- ..applying himself in the things - he did here, it sort of changed.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Although Jonah didn't shine - academically...
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- ..he shone in sport, - particularly rugby...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- ..often against much older boys.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- 'Jonah Lomu, we've seen him go down - here a few times this afternoon.'
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- It's good to knock - the champions out?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- It's a really good feeling.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- His first link to Wales - came through rugby...
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- ..when he caught the attention - of a Welshman...
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- ..who was promoting sport - in local schools.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- A man who would go on to have a big - influence on his career and life.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Me and him sort of sparked it - when we first met.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- We would laugh - and talk about the same things.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Once you've got him talking, - you couldn't stop him.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- He'd start coming to the house - and he'd expect tea...
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- ..and he'd have a sleep - on the settee.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Probably like a stray dog, I picked - him up and we got on very well.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Jonah Lomu developed in - the seven-a-side game.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- And, in 1994, in the famous - Hong Kong Sevens competition...
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- ..he was the star - of the tournament.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- The eyes of the world - were turning...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- ..to the young giant - in the black shirt.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- I remember Phil Kingsley Jones - talking about this young boy.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- He couldn't stop talking - about this huge player...
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- ..who was so young but so strong, - so fast, so good.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- When people say to me, "His talent - - you spotted his talent."
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- No, no, no. Anybody... anybody - could have seen he was talented.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- When he played sevens, - he was comfortable in space.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- We know players like Shane Williams - who can side-step easily...
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- ..but he did it and he was two - or three times the size.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- There were big decision - facing the young man.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- If he wasn't going to turn to - professional rugby league...
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- ..his first love, - he needed a career...
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- ..and Phil Kingsley Jones - used his contacts...
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- ..to secure an interview - at a local bank.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- If he was to be good at rugby, - I had to prepare him for life.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- There had to be a career for him.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- So this interview was huge.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- It was bigger than playing for - the All Blacks. It was a job.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- We prepared, we talked about it, - how he was going to do it...
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- ..because, like all Polynesian - boys, his head would be down...
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- ..and he'd give a limp handshake. - "That's not good enough."
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- What the Polynesians call white - guys, "Behave like a Palangi.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- "You know that, son."
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Although he didn't have - the qualifications...
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- ..Jonah got the job.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- The All Blacks jacket and tie - might have helped.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- He jumped in the air.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- I've never seen him react - like the day he got the job.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45- I believe that getting that job - was the start of Jonah Lomu.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Off the field, - everything was in place.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- A job and someone to look after - his interests.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- And, on the field, his team, - Counties, moved Jonah...
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- ..from the pack to the wing.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- A step which would have - a big effect on the game.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- I'm sure if Jonah Lomu - played in Wales...
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- ..he would have been a second row - throughout his career.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- We would only have seen a few - glimpses of him running in space.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- 1994 was a big year for Jonah.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- He won his first cap.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- He was the youngest player ever - to wear the famous black shirt.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- He had just turned 19.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- I was really, really happy - when I hear they select him...
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- ..for the first year - to go and play for All Blacks.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- I was really proud of him.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- It's an amazing story - because Jonah Lomu...
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- ..played all his rugby as a lock - or number eight at school.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- After only three or four games - on the wing at club level...
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- ..he was selected for - the All Blacks on the wing.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- That would never happen today.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- But things weren't all positive.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- In the second Test, Jonah's lack of - experience on the wing was exposed.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- He experienced the brutal nature - of sport at the highest level.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- All of a sudden, dropped.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- You know, his world was shattered.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- I rung Colin Meads, Laurie Mains, - and said, "Look...
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- .."don't just chuck him out.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- "Keep him in the squad or keep him - training. He will come good."
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- There was some misfortune behind - the young Kiwi's early success.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- Jonah had already been told he was - suffering from nephrotic syndrome.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- A rare and serious condition - affecting the kidneys.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- We never knew that he had - a challenge with his kidneys.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- They just kept it quiet. - He wanted to get in the teams...
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- ..the All Blacks and other - professional sides, on his ability.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- He didn't want any sympathy, - any excuses, just do the job.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- He fought to get over his illness - and then he fought even harder...
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- ..to regain his place in - the All Blacks squad...
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- ..which he did for - the 1995 World Cup.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- He had just turned 20.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- When you think about the talent - in that squad, that's incredible.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- If you're good enough, prepared to - work as hard as everyone else...
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- ..and want it as much as everyone - else, you're part of that team.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Particularly '94, but '95, far out. - Never seen anything like it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- Jonah Lomu was about to explode - on to the international stage.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- And his timing was perfect.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- With the eyes of the world - on South Africa...
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- ..and rugby about to - turn professional...
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- ..Jonah took the opportunity - to display his talent.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Speed, strength...
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- ..and the ability to score tries.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- 'That's the second try for Lomu!'
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- When he played against Wales, - it was building, wasn't it?
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- People say to me, he never scored - against South Africa.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- He's never scored against Wales. - I told him he shouldn't.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- That's not quite true.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- I was playing rugby league - in Australia at the time.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- He was running through people. - I was glad I wasn't against him.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- He changed wings, thank goodness.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Wayne Proctor had to mark him, - not me.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- I was glad to be on the other side - of the field.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- He put his arms out so it was - difficult to go for his legs...
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- ..so you had to go high - and then you just flew off.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- 'He's back on his feet. Lomu is - still going for the try line.'
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Wales were swept aside.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- The only team between New Zealand - and the final was England...
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- ..and they had high expectations.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- I don't know what it is.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- We've got a bit of a dislike - for the English side.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- To be fair, I think the team - wound Jonah up, to a point.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- England weren't some - Mickey Mouse team.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- I had managed a lot of them - with the Lions.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- Every one of the players...
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- from Catt, the Underwoods, - Guscott...
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- ..and Carling and Rob Andrew - and Dewi Morris.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- These boys played for England...
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- ..so they were a very good team.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- But he knocked them down - like skittles.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- 'Lomu, goes past Underwood, - slips away from Carling...
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- '..he walks through Mike Catt.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35- 'What a try!'
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- I was in my house here, - watching how he play.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- And he tackled one of... - number 15, I think.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- And he jumped on top of him - and, erm...
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- ..I say, "Oh, I'm scared.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- "Otherwise he killing him."
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- But he jumped over him - and go and try.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- I see him running...
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- ..he's got the skill of Gerald, - the speed of JJ Williams...
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- ..the power of John Bevan...
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- ..the size of Scott Quinnell...
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- ..and he's something very special.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27- I turned to Bill McClaren at - half time and say, "Special."
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- "Very special, Clive", said - Bill McClaren. And he was.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- 'Lomu flies down the wing. - He's too quick for Rodber
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- 'He steps inside Catt, - and it's four tries for Lomu.'
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- Although the All Blacks lost in - the final against South Africa...
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- ..the competition and rugby - had found a new star.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Possibly the biggest star ever...
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- ..with the ability to sell the - sport and himself to the world.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- It's hard to think - of anyone else...
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- ..who's had such a big effect - on a sport or tournament.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Someone in America who - doesn't follow rugby...
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- ..would know about Jonah Lomu.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- He was probably the biggest - influence on the game ever...
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- ..and at the right time, just - as the game went professional.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- But there were dark clouds - on the horizon...
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- ..for the giant of the All Blacks.
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0:12:35 > 0:12:39- Jonah Lomu finished the 1995 - World Cup a true star...
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- ..and an embodiment - of the new professional era.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- For the first time ever...
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- ..there was a rugby player - who could be marketed globally.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- Overseas Sports Personality - of the Year 1995.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- He took rugby from the back pages - to the front pages.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- The Lomu brand was massive, - massive all around the world.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- You talk about icons and things.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Pele and these people.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- And your Sebastian Coes.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- He was 20 years old.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Everybody wanted him.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- I said, "You do it on the field, - I'll do it off the field."
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- When everybody was getting excited, - I got my calculator and said...
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- .."How much money are we going to - make after this tournament?"
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- The money and the offers - were flowing.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31- Rugby league, American football, - even a part in a James Bond film.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- But Jonah decided to stay at home - and sign a new contract...
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- ..with the New Zealand Rugby Union.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- There was demand for Jonah - from all directions...
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- ..but he stayed true to his roots - and friends.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- And Phil Kingsley Jones persuaded - Jonah to play in a charity match...
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- ..in Wrexham and in Wales captain - Ieuan Evans' testimonial...
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- ..at Stradey Park.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- He was the biggest star - in the game.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- My eyes lit up...
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- ..at the thought of getting - Jonah over.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- I'll never forget that night.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- They went out to get a team photo - and the crowd jumped the barriers.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- And Fitzpatrick said to me, - "I felt so embarrassed then.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- "All these kids came running - towards us and we all went.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- "They ran straight past us."
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- They went to Jonah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- It was a great day but for someone - travel across the world...
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- ..to play in a game for me - was special.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- But despite being at his peak...
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- ..Jonah Lomu's health problems - were getting worse.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- His kidneys were failing...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- ..and playing and training - was becoming difficult...
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- ..although he tried to hide it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- I was the All Black coach. - I had no idea of his illness.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- I felt very guilty later - because I used to drive him...
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- ..and yet I didn't know - that the real problem...
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- ..was that he couldn't do - what we were asking him to do.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- We were getting on to him about - making sure that he keeps...
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- ..his standards high and he - worked his butt off to do that.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- And you know, now we know the - reason was that he just couldn't...
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- ..because his body was failing him.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- To the outside world, it seemed - that everything was alright...
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- ..and the success and the fact - that he looked healthy...
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- ..hid the secret and the worry - of the illness.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- He just didn't want - to burden anybody...
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- ..by having that self-pity - of "I need this, I need that".
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- He wanted to do it himself.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Despite the illness and the black - clouds that were circling...
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- ..during a tour to the - Northern Hemisphere in 1997...
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- ..Lomu was still too much - for Wales.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- We'd prepared well.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- We had Scott Gibbs, Allan Bateman - and Gareth Thomas on the wing.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Gareth isn't small either, is he?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- 'A great tackle by Lomu. - The ball is loose.'
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- I was an OK tackler. - I was brave enough.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- But I can't even think of any - tactic to bring him down.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- That was the gap that existed - between him and everyone else.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- His opponents couldn't floor Jonah, - but his illness managed to.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- He took a break from the sport - to undergo intense treatment.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- But incredibly he managed to - battle back...
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- ..to be part of the - '99 World Cup.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- It was a shock to hear - how serious his illness was.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- I've got patients - who have dialysis...
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- ..and it's a very difficult - and awkward thing.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- You have to sit beside a machine - changing your blood for hours.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- You get tired because your - kidneys aren't working.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48- How he could even play any games, - never mind international games...
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- ..was incredible.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Probably some of his - greatest performances...
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- ..were at that '99 World Cup.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- He scored a try against England - and he ran about 70 metres...
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- ..and went over the line with - three of them hanging on to him.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- 'Lomu past Guscott. Into the 22. - He's past Healey as well.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- 'Dawson. No he can't. - Nobody can stop him.'
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- I can't think of any - other player...
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- ..I remember playing - with or against...
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- ..that had to have dialysis - when they were playing.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- And the fact that he was still so - much stronger, so much faster...
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- ..so much better - than everyone else...
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- ..despite all those things, - makes him completely unique.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- 'Lomu straightens the line...
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- '..and takes the defenders - over the try line with him.'
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- His attempt to be the best he could - not withstanding the illness...
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- ..is something that will live - with me forever and ever.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- To go with his seven tries - in '95...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- ..Jonah Lomu scored eight - in the '99 tournament.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- His record of 15 tries in the - World Cup remains unbeaten today.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- There's no doubt that he was the - biggest rugby star in the world.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- But behind it all, - Jonah's biggest battle continued.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- Although nobody knew it - at the time...
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- ..at the Millennium Stadium - in 2002...
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- ..Jonah Lomu performed the haka - in the famous black shirt...
0:18:18 > 0:18:19- ..for the last time.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- I intentionally didn't - look at Lomu...
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- ..because it might have - frightened me.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27- I looked at Andrew Mehrtens.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- He wasn't quite as scary - as Jonah Lomu!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- He didn't have his best game, - but he was there.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Every time he touched the ball - the crowd were on their feet.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- At the time, nobody knew it would - be his last game for New Zealand.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Jonah's illness was now - extremely serious.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- His life was in danger.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- The only option was a transplant.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- And that's what happened in 2004.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- Exactly 10 years after he came to - prominence on the rugby field...
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- ..Jonah received a new kidney.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- Surely Jonah wouldn't return - to the field after this.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- To my life, if I changed - my kidney, I'd stay back.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18- But as him, I can see him pushing - himself harder. I don't know why.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- The fact that he and his character - decided to come back and play...
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- ..and try and be fit...
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- ..and continue with his career - for as long as possible...
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- ..that's an inspiration - to anyone.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Usually, someone - has a transplant...
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- ..and they put the kidney - in the stomach.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- They don't take the other one out.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- They keep it in and it - sits in the stomach.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- In order for him to - continue playing...
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- ..the treatment was - far more complicated...
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- ..and they had to put the kidney - deep down inside the pelvis.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Again, that would have affected - his health as well.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- But just over a year - after the operation...
0:20:03 > 0:20:04- ..Jonah was back.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- The goal was to play for - the All Blacks once again...
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- ..but before that he needed a new - club and the call came from Wales.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- 'Jonah Lomu has arrived - in Cardiff...
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- '..and will play for the Blues - until the end of the season.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- 'The winger insists he's recovered - following a kidney transplant.'
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- I remember looking and wondering - whether I was dreaming.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Everyone was expecting this - rugby hero...
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- ..but he was just like one of the - boys and he had time for everyone.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- You've got to earn the right - to be part of the 22 first...
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- ..before you can think - about the 15.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- For me at the moment, - I'm the new boy on the block.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- It was a good coup for the Blues.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Everyone was wondering - what level he was at...
0:20:48 > 0:20:53- ..and maybe it did him good to get - away from the New Zealand media...
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- ..and have a fresh start.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- This wasn't a leisurely holiday - to end a career for Jonah Lomu.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- He spent more time than anyone - on the training pitch...
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- ..improving his fitness.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- He only played 10 games - for the Blues...
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- ..but his influence in the changing - room and in the stands was obvious.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- A lot of supporters just wanted - to see him in the flesh...
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- ..because you'd get a flash - of what he used to do...
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- ..and of course, - people were aware...
0:21:23 > 0:21:28- ..that he'd been through so much - just to be there playing.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- I think people appreciated that - so much.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- 'This is the moment. Lomu is over.'
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- You knew he wasn't right...
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- ..because he had to go to hospital - almost every day to have dialysis.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- He spent most of the time - going to see people.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49- He liked talking to children - and spending time with them...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- ..despite the fact - he wasn't well.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- I've had operations and treatment - for cancer over the years.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- I know what it's like to feel ill.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- But to feel ill and be able - to talk to people...
0:22:04 > 0:22:09- ..who have the same illness as you - and make them feel better...
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- ..well, that is a very - special ability.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19- Ironically, a broken ankle ended - Jonah Lomu's career in Wales.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- He only played for a short time...
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- ..but there are no regrets about - bringing him to the capital.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- 'It's such a shame, isn't it?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- 'Everyone admires the man - so much...
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- '..for his tenacity - and determination to come back.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- 'Let's hope that's not the last - we see of Jonah Lomu.'
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- You can talk as much as you like - about was he at his best...
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- ..or was he worth the money - to come and play for the Blues.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- In my opinion, the answer is yes.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- The most important thing was - what he gave the young players.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54- He made them realise...
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- ..that if they wanted to be - successful in the sport...
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- ..they had a lot of hard work - in front of them...
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- ..and how to prepare for that.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08- After returning to New Zealand, - his efforts to play again failed.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- He had to follow a different - path as a commentator...
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- ..and an ambassador.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Incredibly, medical bills, - his generosity and possibly...
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- ..financial naivety meant that - Jonah Lomu wasn't a wealthy man.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- It's tragic, - his financial situation.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- He was a generous person.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- He'd gone through two marriages - and divorces...
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- ..so he didn't have the money - that everybody thought he had.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- If that's the case, I'm not - surprised because that was him.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- He would give you the shirt - off his back.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- That was the type of guy Jonah was.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- He shouldn't have ended up - being poor...
0:23:46 > 0:23:51- ..but let's hope what he did - for rugby in New Zealand...
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- ..and world rugby means that his - family will be looked after...
0:23:55 > 0:24:00- ..by all these sponsors - who made enough out of him.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Hopefully, they can give - something back to him.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- After marrying for a third time...
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- ..Jonah unexpectedly became - a father to two young sons...
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- ..Brayley and Dhyreille.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- The young happy family - were in Britain...
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- ..during last year's World Cup.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- I'd never seen him happier.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- He'd had these two young boys.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25- At peace with himself.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- I knew he wasn't very well because - he wasn't going to have dialysis.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- But he was going around, - doing his work.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Nobody knew how he was - because he didn't tell anyone.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39- He never complained.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45- He'd go from day to day and do the - things everyone else tended to do.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- But maybe it was more - difficult for him...
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- ..because not everyone else - was Jonah Lomu!
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- That's the difference, I think!
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- There was only one Jonah Lomu.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- On November 18th 2015...
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- ..came the shockingly sad news - that he'd lost his big battle.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- The All Blacks giant had died - at the age of 40.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- I almost couldn't believe it.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- I'd seen him only - a few weeks earlier.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25- Wherever Jonah went anywhere in the - world, people would remember him.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- And of course, as we know, - they'll remember him forever.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- It just didn't seem right.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- It was very surreal to see this - young man at the age of 40...
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- ..who again symbolised so much - to us as a nation...
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- ..and as friends and as mates...
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- ..and represented everything - that was so...
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- ..good and virtuous - about being an All Black...
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- ..and what the black - jersey represented.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- We will never ever see - another Jonah Lomu.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- That's why the outpouring - that we've seen for him...
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- ..the love that - we've seen for him...
0:26:03 > 0:26:08- ..is because he is the most unique - rugby player in the world.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- He didn't forget - where he came from.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- He always wanted to wear - that All Black shirt.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- He was a superstar. - A super superstar.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- You can't think - of another player...
0:26:20 > 0:26:25- ..who was so dangerous on the rugby - field, but who was so kind off it.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- It was a pleasure to know him.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- If you ask people who might - not follow rugby...
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- ..but watch - the international matches...
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- ..Jonah Lomu is the name - they'll remember.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- I don't think we'll ever see - anyone like him again.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- He was always my son, you know. - He always was.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- He always will be.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- I don't really know how - to put it into words.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53- What do you say?
0:26:54 > 0:26:55- You lose a brother.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- You lose a loved-one, but...
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- ..the memories - will always be there.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- He's got two small children - who are now growing up...
0:27:07 > 0:27:13- ..and hopefully, maybe we've - got two other Jonah Lomus.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- It's a big loss to me.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- That is my first-born.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- But I always...
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- ..keep him inside my heart.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- And I always think, - try to take it away.
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