New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu, who revolutionised wing play to become the sport’s first global superstar, died in Auckland at the age of 40, prompting a global outpouring of grief. Lomu had suffered from kidney disease for two decades and had a transplant in 2004 but former All Blacks doctor John Mayhew said his death was a complete shock.
“Jonah and his family arrived back from the United Kingdom last night and he suddenly died this morning,” Mayhew said. Lomu, who was awaiting another transplant and undergoing dialysis treatment, had undertaken commercial obligations at the recent Rugby World Cup in England, won by New Zealand. Lomu’s record of 37 tries in 63 Tests was an impressive haul, all the more so considering he played much of his career with nephritic syndrome, the disease that attacked his kidneys.
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