I was luckier lol I saw every home game he played for counties , I saw him come up thru rugby , Wesley college played pukekohe high school often , I was playing left wing in the same place same time as Jonah just only 21s club rugby, it was only $5 to entry into the counties stadium and you could stand just a few meters away from Jonah in action
@@jldp24 tall brown fast and huge thighs, massive, I remember once he kicked the ball into touch instead of running it, and the ball come off the side of his boot and went strait out, it went high into the embankment but it went sideways not forward and he looked up at where it went and was almost going to burst into laughter, he did a facial like the rock from WWE
@@jldp24 yeh he bowled alot of players over, I remember one time against Canterbury he got the ball from his own try line and just as he began his run the glenbrook vintage locomotive was going past and it blew the whistle Whoooop whoooo!!!! and he ran the length of the feild thru the whole team and bowled over a few players , I'm surprised there's no footage of that, it was a sureal experience
im glad the players enjoyed the wellington sevens as much i did in the stands. Truely a weekend to remember especially the year Victor Vito burst onto the scene.
A friend of mine had a similar experience. He turned up for a social game of corporate league rugby in Johannesburg, only to find his opponent was Ray Mordt, just back from playing league. He says that Mordt at least had the grace to run around of him instead of just through him!
LOL most big guys do. I was once the last defender and a 6’5 110 kg forward was running full speed at me, then at the last minute he just ran around me instead of through me…
I work with Afaato Sooalo and some of the stories he has told me about going up against Lomu would make most men run away. Afaato Sooalo took Lomu on head on and Afaato wasn't big in height but he was strong and so solid and has a lions heart. Still today he is solid as and one of the nicest human beings on the planet. So humble and polite.
Awesome tale! I don't quite understand the title though - if given the opportunity to go up against the best - Don't be afraid, Be fearless Best chance you'll have to beat them.
🤦♂️🤦♂️ I was working security on the field for charity the night of that come back. . .I remember getting replaced at half time thinking, 'Yeah, we've got this one in the bag' oh heck nek minit 😪😪
@@timbaker4253 from 1996 to 2002 jonah smashed the shit out of the boks and trampled over them like they were nothing. He just didn’t scored but he set up heaps and heaps of easy az tries for his teammates. So yeah check your facts again
@@tokoforlyfe2384 nope, the Boks (being the most physical team on the planet who LOVE a physical challenge) went out of their way to smash Lomu every time he got the ball. We are unique in that regard and it’s a source of great pride that no other player has ever bested us physically in the aggregate (nor ever will). All the other teams regarded Lomu as a god and fell off their tackles like pesky flies.
Change the caption for this video, it's misleading. You should have put me talking to my friends and I wouldn't have clicked on this video. Disappointing
I was lucky to see Jonah play For counties against Canterbury here in Christchurch and man what a site! I’ll never forget it
I was luckier lol I saw every home game he played for counties , I saw him come up thru rugby , Wesley college played pukekohe high school often , I was playing left wing in the same place same time as Jonah just only 21s club rugby, it was only $5 to entry into the counties stadium and you could stand just a few meters away from Jonah in action
@@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4 how side he look in person back then on the field
@@jldp24 tall brown fast and huge thighs, massive, I remember once he kicked the ball into touch instead of running it, and the ball come off the side of his boot and went strait out, it went high into the embankment but it went sideways not forward and he looked up at where it went and was almost going to burst into laughter, he did a facial like the rock from WWE
@@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4 man you were lucky to see him when he was still kinda healthy..he was already at his peak around that time.
@@jldp24 yeh he bowled alot of players over, I remember one time against Canterbury he got the ball from his own try line and just as he began his run the glenbrook vintage locomotive was going past and it blew the whistle Whoooop whoooo!!!! and he ran the length of the feild thru the whole team and bowled over a few players , I'm surprised there's no footage of that, it was a sureal experience
Great story about you and Jonah, what an awesome memory to have.
im glad the players enjoyed the wellington sevens as much i did in the stands. Truely a weekend to remember especially the year Victor Vito burst onto the scene.
As a Wellingtonian I love this story 😅
What an incredible story and a lifetime of awesome memories
That is the best story hands down 💖 big love from nz
A friend of mine had a similar experience. He turned up for a social game of corporate league rugby in Johannesburg, only to find his opponent was Ray Mordt, just back from playing league. He says that Mordt at least had the grace to run around of him instead of just through him!
Scary
LOL most big guys do. I was once the last defender and a 6’5 110 kg forward was running full speed at me, then at the last minute he just ran around me instead of through me…
lol
Great story and laugh Ollie . .brilliant :-))
I work with Afaato Sooalo and some of the stories he has told me about going up against Lomu would make most men run away. Afaato Sooalo took Lomu on head on and Afaato wasn't big in height but he was strong and so solid and has a lions heart. Still today he is solid as and one of the nicest human beings on the planet. So humble and polite.
Wow Afato was a legend. Probably the smallest winger back then but omg the side step and speed he had was crazy
NZ Commentator Murray Mex: Jonah Lomu & Afato So’oalo the battle between David & Goliath
He was little speedy winger. Ran around his countryman, Brian Lima in the NPC.
Afaato was a real life Energizer battery
wonderful player for the Crusaders
What a story! I'd love to hear more stories from Ollie lol
Jonah Lomu is simply like
A Tank with an F1 engine.
Period
I’d have to agree
What a great story , really enjoyed it
Great Lomu story Ollie!
What a cool story mate.
Just ask Joost van Der Westhuizen, he stopped him in his tracks is the 1995 world cup
What a brilliant story
Love it!
Awesome tale!
I don't quite understand the title though - if given the opportunity to go up against the best - Don't be afraid, Be fearless Best chance you'll have to beat them.
great story
🤦♂️🤦♂️ I was working security on the field for charity the night of that come back. . .I remember getting replaced at half time thinking, 'Yeah, we've got this one in the bag' oh heck nek minit 😪😪
I started clapping when he said Lomu gave him the ball and he still has it....sorry emotional shit if you grew up watching those guys
Joost took on Jonah Head on..
That man was a legit legend,and amazing player.Shame they are both gone now,may they Rest in Peace.
@@Andy_M986 exactly
South Africa loved the challenge of playing against him. Their defense went into overdrive and they never let him score a single try against them.
There was a interview where the old Springboks players was saying they put him off by squeezing his testical in rucks 😆
And yet Jonah Lomu still demolished the springboks like everyone else.
@@tokoforlyfe2384 err, no he didn’t. Lost the 1995 World Cup to the Boks
@@timbaker4253 from 1996 to 2002 jonah smashed the shit out of the boks and trampled over them like they were nothing. He just didn’t scored but he set up heaps and heaps of easy az tries for his teammates. So yeah check your facts again
@@tokoforlyfe2384 nope, the Boks (being the most physical team on the planet who LOVE a physical challenge) went out of their way to smash Lomu every time he got the ball. We are unique in that regard and it’s a source of great pride that no other player has ever bested us physically in the aggregate (nor ever will). All the other teams regarded Lomu as a god and fell off their tackles like pesky flies.
Beat the All Blacks In Wellington in front of 50000 people at a stadium that holds 34500
Exaggeration is the spice of life mate
@@sports2hedz542 nice
Semantics bro :-))
YOU USED TO PLAY FOR OTAGO
dont get in the way of a good story
Classic story!!
Classic!!!!
Joost didn't back down!
Jonah lo
Change the caption for this video, it's misleading. You should have put me talking to my friends and I wouldn't have clicked on this video. Disappointing
Its like playing a south african forward playing on the wing , if that was to have happend would be a totaly different yarn .