granty Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Dead! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilser Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 That's so sad. I knew he'd been generally unwell for some years but this is still a shock. I met him briefly some years back at a dinner, when he was at the height of his fame and had somehow slipped away from his minders and the hordes of people chasing him for an autograph. He was really sound and was happy to sign an autograph for me, before his minders swooped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekfaejapan Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Bloody hell...Him and Jerry Collins in the same year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) RIP big man, sorry to read this I was reminded of him a lot during the World Cup recently. How devastating his impact was on the sport, so much so we now seem to have entire teams of Lomus... Edited November 18, 2015 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I'm working in NZ, people here genuinely look upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstroma Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Very sad news, RIP big man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekfaejapan Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Dead! Unnecessary exclamation mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86glebestreet Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Still got visions of him knocking over the England players on his way to a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Still got visions of him knocking over the England players on his way to a try This, IIRC it was Rob Andrews getting truly trampled over on the way to a try. #pleasing RIP Big Man. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Still got visions of him knocking over the England players on his way to a try aye that's my abiding memory of the big man rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggycoo Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Did they not do a mock ad after the WC featuring Lomu slapping the Underwood brothers about anytime there dared say anything to him in light of the trampling of the English??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 He's one who genuinely deserves to be called a superstar - on and off the field. Very nice guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 the tries against England were stunning, however the first try of two here for me is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellyman Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Still got visions of him knocking over the England players on his way to a try Remember hearing the commentary from and Aussie or Kiwi commentator on that try --- "He's gone through both the Underwood's and if Mrs Underwood was down there he would most probably go through her as well" !!!!! Great sportsman !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 A true legend of his sport and apparently a genuinely nice guy judging by all reports. Loved watching him play and the game against England where he basically ran through Mike Catt stands out. Also less pleasingly when he did the same to Scotland and Gavin Hastings. Utterly awesome player. RIP Big Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 This, IIRC it was Rob Andrews getting truly trampled over on the way to a try. #pleasing RIP Big Man. J He did exactly the same to Gavin Hastings, but he's a big No voting poof so I guess that was to be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 A true legend of his sport and apparently a genuinely nice guy judging by all reports. Loved watching him play and the game against England where he basically ran through Mike Catt stands out. Also less pleasingly when he did the same to Scotland and Gavin Hastings. Utterly awesome player. RIP Big Man. Ah sorry RB, you got in before me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Absolute beast of a player. Not a huge rugby fan, but he was the best Ive seen, stopping him in full flow was almost impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 This, IIRC it was Rob Andrews getting truly trampled over on the way to a try. #pleasing RIP Big Man. J He was the first man out to say farewell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 This, IIRC it was Rob Andrews getting truly trampled over on the way to a try. #pleasing RIP Big Man. J Mike Catt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPMZrPjW5cs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 He changed rugby brought it in to the professional age RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Farrington Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 He was the first player to make rugby exciting for me. I only ever watched Scotland v England games back in the day, but you couldn't wait to see him getting the ball & start running. Reminds me of the impact Ronaldo (the real one) had when he came on the scene - you'd never seen anything like it. Seemed like a fine lad as well off the pitch, so it's a real shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I've only ever been to a handful of RU games (obviously preferring proper rugby), but one of the games was North of England v. All Blacks not long after he broke on the scene. It was played at Huddersfield in blizzard conditions & he said afterwards something along the lines of it being the first time he'd ever seen snow & that the weather had slowed him down in a way no English player had ever managed. Even off his game though the guy was truly awesome to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Am I imagining this or what? But I seem to remember him playing against England and not sure who it was, Guscott or Carling maybe when he used one arm to drag one of the English lads into touch then stood there pissing himself laughing at the dejected Englishman on the turf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Ah sorry RB, you got in before me.No worries mate. You added the bit that I'd missed about Hastings being a turncoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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