SM
Man United vs. Bodo/Glimt: 20 hrs 50 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

New Zealand

Retired All Blacks star Richie McCaw: 'To play with Jonah Lomu was amazing'

:Headline: Retired All Blacks star Richie McCaw: 'To play with Jonah Lomu was amazing': ID:258026: from db_amp
Recently-retired New Zealand star Richie McCaw pays tribute to the "amazing" Jonah Lomu, who died this week at the age of 40.

New Zealand star Richie McCaw has paid tribute to the late Jonah Lomu on the day that he has decided to call time on his rugby union career.

McCaw announced his retirement on Thursday, almost three weeks after he lifted the World Cup trophy following a 34-17 win over Australia.

The 34-year-old's decision comes two days after All Blacks great Lomu died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 40.

"My thoughts and condolences go to his wife and two boys," McCaw told reporters. "When I became an All Black he was in the team. To play with him was amazing. I remember one of my first games, I climbed off the bus and the mob came towards me and I thought 'this is pretty cool, being an All Black' but they kept going because they only wanted to be near to Jonah.

"There are a lot of people round the world hurting at the loss of a great man."

McCaw won 131 of his world-record 148 Tests for New Zealand.

amp_article__258026 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2015-11-19 08:22:10:
html db last update - 2015-11-19 08:22:10 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Richie McCaw

Click here for more stories about New Zealand

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Fulham125341717018
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle125341313018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham124351519-415
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .