Is Rugby turning a bit, erm...metrosexual?

[moggy]

Ahhh the jealousy of the lumbering oaf forwards.. head down a*** up and win the ball back so we can get the glory

[fckvwls]

Yeah actually, I would aswell.

You selling tickets?

[Mich the Tester]

Ok, wikipedia says 10.8 seconds. Point still stands though, I personally think he would still have a huge impact if fully fit.

Not as much impact as he did then.

[Mich the Tester]

Facile unprovable argument.

I don't know if you've been watching any rugby, but you might have noticed that players these days are bigger, faster and fitter than they were when Lomu was at his peak. That doesn't make Lomu a bad player, he was in fact very good in his day. Now, however, his speed and strength would not be so exceptional as they were then.

[Mich the Tester]

Ok, wikipedia says 10.8 seconds. Point still stands though, I personally think he would still have a huge impact if fully fit.

Wikipedia is wrong. He may have run 10.8, but not when he was 120kg. There are plenty examples of other players catching Lomu from behind, but in those days they just didn't have the upper body strength to pull him down.

Take a look at this vid and count how many people, including wingers, full backs and flankers and even one second row forward who caught him from behind, but couldn't pull him down.;

The Best of Jonah Lomu MUST SEE!! Part 1 - YouTube

Now think for a moment; modern international flankers like Tom Croft are often as quick as wingers and well over 100kgs; in a tackle from behind I think they'd have a lot more chance of stopping him than the little guys from the 90s.

[fckvwls]

Wikipedia is wrong. He may have run 10.8, but not when he was 120kg. There are plenty examples of other players catching Lomu from behind, but in those days they just didn't have the upper body strength to pull him down.

Take a look at this vid and count how many people, including wingers, full backs and flankers and even one second row forward who caught him from behind, but couldn't pull him down.;

The Best of Jonah Lomu MUST SEE!! Part 1 - YouTube

Now think for a moment; modern international flankers like Tom Croft are often as quick as wingers and well over 100kgs; in a tackle from behind I think they'd have a lot more chance of stopping him than the little guys from the 90s.

If you're relying on cover defence or tackling him from behind he has already therefore beaten/crushed his opposite number and had an impact no?

[gingerjedi]

Stade Francais Kits

Cooey!

[Mich the Tester]

If you're relying on cover defence or tackling him from behind he has already therefore beaten/crushed his opposite number and had an impact no?

Yes. Would he crush Tuilagi the way he crushed Carling? I don't think so.

[doomage]

I was a pretty winger. A pretty bad winger.

As for Lomu, awesome player, what people often overlook was his speed off the mark, impressive for a big guy. But he played with a lot of passion and vision as well, looking for work, hitting the line at pace while in support. He gained a lot of hard yards as well through the middle of the park and sucked in plenty of defenders creating lots of space. Not the best defender but when he put a big hit in we all felt it.

Arguably Jeff Wilson & Christian Cullen were better players in that era, but Lomu won a lot of games for the ABs.

[SimonMac]

Stade Francais Kits

Cooey!

Alas that is not limited to League

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=le...w=1163&bih=617