Jonah Lomu changed rugby union forever when he was unleashed upon the 1995 World Cup. He Weighed 18 stone ( 119kg) and standing 6ft 5in (196cm) high. The All Blacks winger had just turned 20 years old but he was about to become a rugby super star. He had only been caped twice before the 1995 world cup. He scored 4 tries in the semi final of the 1995 world cup the score was 45-29 to New zealand . He ran over players trying to score a try ( although he wasn't being dangerous). Eight men teamed up on him to tackle him but failed to get him down. He made 63 test appearances for the All Blacks scoring 37 tries.
He got diagnosed with kidney failure in 1995. But in 2004 he had to have a kidney transplant. In 2011 he helped with the rugby world cup in New Zealand but during the event the transplanted kidney began to fail and Jonah was rushed to hospital. He still remains the joint most prolific World Cup try scorer with 15 tries equal with South Africa's Bryan Habana. He still played rugby in 2005 but then retired in 2007. His body rejected the donor kidney in 2011 forcing him to return to dialysis. Jonah Lomu died in Auckland on a Wednesday at the of age 40.
Richie McCaw was the captain of the All Blacks for eleven years. In his 14 year professional rugby career McCaw has achieved unrivalled success as a leader and inspirational player. He has led Canterbury provincial Crusaders Super rugby and All Blacks teams to top flight success. As All Blacks captain McCaw won two Rugby World Cups (2011 and 2015). He also won 10 Bledisloe Cups four Tri Nations titles and three Rugby Championship trophies. His 148 matches for the All Blacks make him the most capped player of all time winning 89% of the games in which he played. He captained the All Blacks on a record 111 occasions leading the team to victory on 98 occasions.
McCaw was named International Rugby Board Player of the Year three times having been nominated on eight occasions. Off the field Richie devotes much of his time to helping other Kiwis. As patron of the Catwalk Spinal Cord Injury trust McCaw helped raise $200,000 for research into the development of a cure for spinal cord injury. In 2009 Richie McCaw and fellow All Blacks Dan Carter and Ali Williams set up the For Everyone Charity.
My three superpowers I really would want is speed so I can out run people. My second is really good tackling skills so I can tackle people well and my third skill would be jumping so I can jump really well.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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ReplyDeleteKia ora Benjamin, this is Kieryn from the Summer Learning Journey.
ReplyDeleteWell done for participating in the Summer Learning Journey activities and creating this blog post about the Rugby Superstars!
You have managed to include so much information in your post, and I am extremely impressed by the effort you have put in.
I never knew that Jonah Lomu had to have a kidney transplant in 2004, or that Richie McCaw led the All Blacks to victory on 98 occasions, so thank you for sharing this new information!
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