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Famous Rugby Players: Jonah Lomu

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:29:47 +0000

Jonah Lomu was born on the 12th of May 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand. Many people regard him as the first international superstar of rugby union. He played in 63 tests for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1994 and 2002. He’s also played in 62 provincial matches for North Harbour,
Wellington, Counties Manukau (in New Zealand) and Cardiff (In Wales) and in 59 Super rugby matches for the Blues, Hurricanes and Chiefs. Jonah Lomu underwent a kidney transplant operation in 2004, but did make a comeback afterwards. He retired from International Rugby in 2007 but is currently playing for the Marseille club in France. He holds the record for the most tries scored by an All Black against England (8) and also holds the record for the most tries scored in Rugby World Cup tournaments (15). Jonah Lomu was part of the New Zealand Rugby World Cup squad who toured South Africa in 1995. In the semi-final match against England, he scored 4 tries, but could not score against South Africa in the final match at Ellis Park Stadium (now Coca Cola Park stadium) in Johannesburg. He was also part of the New Zealand 7’s squad between 1994 and 2001. Jonah Lomu was inducted into the Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007. He’s truly one of rugby’s greats and will be spoken about by generations to come.

This is a video featuring some of Jonah Lomu’s best moments:

Related Links:
Jonah Lomu – Facebook Fan Page
Jonah Lomu – Kids World

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Famous Rugby Players: Gareth Edwards

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:52:59 +0000

Gareth Edwards was born in Pontardawe, Wales in the United Kingdom in 1947. He’s considered to be one of the best rugby players of all time. “The Prince” played played in 53 rugby tests for Wales (scoring 88 points) and 10 for the British Lions. He also played in 195 games for Cardiff RFC in Wales between 1966 and 1978 (scoring 67 tries). Gareth Edwards was part of the British Lions squad who toured SA in 1974 (a series which the British Lions won). In 1997 he was inducted into the Rugby Hall of Fame (he was one of the first 15 players to be inducted). In 2001 he was voted as the “Greatest Welsh player of all time” at a dinner for the Welsh Rugby Former International Players Association. In 2007 Gareth Edwards was named as a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) for his services to sport. Nowadays Edwards commentates on rugby games for the BBC (in English) and S4C (in his Welsh mother tongue). If you visit St. David’s Centre in Cardiff you will find a statue of Gareth Edwards. He truly is one of the best rugby players of all time and worthy of being named as one of the famous rugby players on this blog.

Gareth Edwards scored a try for the Barbarians in a match against New Zealand. Rugby fans refer to the try as “That Try” and its considered to be the best try ever scored in the sport by many fans.

This is a video clip of “That Try” from Youtube:

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Famous Rugby Players: Philippe Sella

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:08:48 +0000

Philippe Sella was born in 1962 in Tonneins, France. He played in 111 Rugby Union Matches for his country and scored 125 points in his international career. He played in the centre position for both France and for the French rugby club Agen. After retiring from International Rugby he played for the Saracens rugby club in England (joining Michael Lynagh from Australia) in 1996. Philippe Sella has been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame and the IRB Hall of Fame. He held the record as the most internationally capped player .He was part of the French squad for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. He played against South Africa in that nail biting rainy semi-final match in Durban (which France lost). Philippe Sella was definately one of the best players in International Rugby history. He scored 30 tries in his 111 matches. Sella retired from rugby in 1999 at the age of 36.