Latest update: 04/11/2009 

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All Black star Jonah Lomu touches down in Marseille

All Black star Jonah Lomu touches down in Marseille

New Zealand's Jonah Lomu, once rugby's most feared player before his career was cut short by kidney disease, has arrived in Marseille where he will play for the local third-division side, Marseille-Vitrolles.

By FRANCE 24 (with wires) (text)
 

The 34-year-old, who played 63 tests for the All Blacks between 1994 and 2002 before his career was cut short by kidney disease, has landed in Marseille where he will play for French amateur side Marseille-Vitrolles.

"I'm stronger than I've ever been," Lomu told Reuters on Oct 28th, after being unveiled by Japanese rugby officials as an ambassador for the 2019 World Cup.

"I'm running the 100 metres in 10.9 but I'm even more surprised by what I'm doing in weights. I can dead-lift 300 kilos with my eyes closed.

"I'm beating my previous best by a country mile. I'm in the best physical condition ever.

"I genuinely want to earn my spot at Marseille but I could play as early as November," added Lomu, who signed a three-year deal with the French club last month. Marseille-Vitrolles aim to join French rugby's elite division by 2012.

VIDEO: LOMU GETS IN SHAPE BEFORE HIS COMEBACK IN RUGBY

 

VIDEO: Once he was a warrior

 

Date created : 04/11/2009 
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