Jonah Lomu's All Blacks Debut

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Jonah Lomu's All Blacks Debut.
New Zealand vs France. Lancaster Park, Christchurch. 26th June 1994.
8 - 22

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@gooble69 4 жыл бұрын

He was a loose forward his whole life, this was only his 6th game on the wing and it's at test level against one of the best teams in the world. Incredible...

@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4 3 жыл бұрын

He was a lock then a loose forward mainly number 8

@isthatthebestyougot4845 3 жыл бұрын

Not entirley true... he played Lock before switching to loose.

@Adam-im3uz Жыл бұрын

France were not "one of the best teams in the world" in 1994. Lomu had a shocker of a debut.

@gooble69 Жыл бұрын

@@Adam-im3uz "France were not "one of the best teams in the world" in 1994" Lol, you win dumbest comment of the day award... I mean they only beat the All Blacks twice at home, the first time ever for any NH team, but sure, not very good at all... 🤔

@Adam-im3uz Жыл бұрын

@@gooble69 When they defeated the Al Blacks in 1994 it was considered a massive upset, France were huge underdogs for the series (they in fact lost to Canada (!) just prior to arriving in NZ).

@honawikeepa5813 4 жыл бұрын

In my 60 years I have never seen a more devastating ball carrier like Jonah. He will dominate forever. RIP brother.

@Egill2011 9 ай бұрын

Yep, same here. I am 62+ now and low Rugby since I was a teenager. Lomu was unique.

@yyxywisemanyyxywiseman6865 4 жыл бұрын

Jonah,only one with hand on heart for National Anthem. He was always proud as punch to wear the mighty Black jersey

@MKRM27 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you don’t think that act suggests he was more proud than anyone else

@KwisBwown 4 жыл бұрын

@@MKRM27 yeah he was. you dont know lad.

@hannotn 3 жыл бұрын

That would be because it's an US tradition, that isn't adopted by any other nations. Only people who watch too much American TV and don't know their own customs do it.

@sakabula2357 Жыл бұрын

Miss the Big Man...RIP Jonah...as long as the game exist you will always be remembered

@cristiaantitus1969 2 жыл бұрын

Im here in 2021......even the crowd got excited when u he got the ball in his debut.....the start of his legendary career ❤

@dulajohnstone5704 4 жыл бұрын

Truly one of the greatest wings of all times..big, strong, fast and exceptionally talented..from a springbok supporter

@henkstols9326 4 жыл бұрын

When the French were a tough team on defense, you could see the potential of Lomu already.

@rahowherox1177 4 жыл бұрын

And tbf his weaknesses too.

@lorrainehetaraka9304 2 жыл бұрын

Phillipe Sella spoke in the post match interview about the first time Jonah ran into him that in all his 100 tests he played he had never experienced raw power like Jonah's

@smashproof3227 4 жыл бұрын

This was the mike tyson of rugby

@MrAssyran 4 жыл бұрын

Except jonah was the nicest, tyson was the biggest asshole

@YoloTB 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAssyran Bruh Mike Tyson is far from a Asshole I mean in his Prime he was Aggressive and Scsry probably the Most Feared Boxer in the World but. He's very wise and kind now he's alot different bruh stfu you know nothing about Boxing Bitch

@NuXta 3 жыл бұрын

@@YoloTB Tyson is a degenerate, and so are you. Fucking meatheads.

@isthatthebestyougot4845 3 жыл бұрын

I would say the Jimi Hendrix of Rugby Union 😉

@peterking7165 2 жыл бұрын

@@NuXta Really, do you know him?

@royw-g3120 4 жыл бұрын

Ntamack was a big winger in those days and was hanging on for dear life! Plus his son plays for France now we are all getting old.

@dhirenfernando8159 3 жыл бұрын

Roy W-G Romain Ntamack has the potential to be the next Great Fly Half. Him, Penaud, Basteireaud, Dupont, and Demba Bamba have a good chance at the 2023 World Cup, and I say this as a lifelong England Supporter

@MajinBuusni 3 жыл бұрын

@@dhirenfernando8159 there's a lad named Demba Bamba? Lmao, that's hilarious. No offense to Demba Bamba, of course.

@FromAgen 2 жыл бұрын

@@dhirenfernando8159 It's over for Bastareaud

@dhirenfernando8159 2 жыл бұрын

@@FromAgen tbf i said that 2 years ago things were pretty different then- also rn things are looking more like Dupont, imo Jalibert>Ntamack, Vincent and Vakatawa with Willemse and Le Roux in 2nd row basically the next Botha and Matfield, Ollivon the captain and Marchand at hooker with basically anyone in the back 3 (Dulin, Jaminet, Thomas, Rattez, Fickou, maybe Penaud, Villiere, and Bouthier)

@sheldoncooper0 2 жыл бұрын

Ntamack was over 1.9m tall, similar height maybe just a couple of CM shorter than Lomu… He’s still big by todays standards.

@warriorsfan1602 4 жыл бұрын

RIP big fulla...gone too soon but will always be remembered.

@mac2654 3 жыл бұрын

The French actually dealt really well with him in this game. France had a great team then.

@sakabula2357 Жыл бұрын

France have a pretty good team now as well...damn frogs...lol

@ibringtherain7669 3 ай бұрын

lol he was only a Kid vs grown as men😂

@peterking7165 2 жыл бұрын

He was only a teenager. Amazing. RIP a beautiful soul.

@ibringtherain7669 3 ай бұрын

I remember being a young kid in South Auckland at the time. He was our Michael Jordan. Nothing good ever come out of Otara/South Auckland until Jonah and Tua hit the scene. Rest easy Son of Mangere/South Auckland. Forever missed and in my eyes the Greatest to ever lace up a pair of ruby boots in any code Jonah dominates 10/10.

@williamwallace2278 4 жыл бұрын

The best AB shirt! Still got mine

@stockcar98t73 4 жыл бұрын

What was everyone else doing at age 19 because I know for damn sure I was not playing rugby for the All blacks !

@putin2918 3 жыл бұрын

Fuckingright

@vatoloko4842 4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this game before but straight out high school to play in that level. Lomu was on a leauge of his own.

@franska65 2 жыл бұрын

Il était impressionnant. Il a marqué l'histoire du rugby mondial. Il est parti trop jeune. Respect de France.

@cristiaantitus1969 8 ай бұрын

and then 1995 RWC came and everything changed!!!!!!! RIP my hero JL

@stevendebeer3840 4 жыл бұрын

Not a Super debut but he became a Super player...

@masiTzz 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest All Black of all-time!

@yyxywisemanyyxywiseman6865 4 жыл бұрын

a bit over the top.Brian Williams for one was better

@jldp24 4 жыл бұрын

@@yyxywisemanyyxywiseman6865 ok

@alexman1006 4 жыл бұрын

All black fan here.. this was the greatest French side to have ever left Nz.. Jonah said he learnt from this game and see how that turned out!!

@dittoheaddd 4 жыл бұрын

He was and still is the best attacking rugby player ever. No body can do what he did. In my opinion dan carter is the best player ever. All round gifted player.

@jcwalters9758 4 жыл бұрын

@@yyxywisemanyyxywiseman6865 who the fuck is brian williams

@niallrichardsonmancityfan3758 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Jonah Lomu r.i.p.

@skintrader100 4 жыл бұрын

I remember Lomu got a fair amount of criticism for his debut. Though the whole team played badly and the French were superb in getting numbers everywhere.

@DigitalB11 4 жыл бұрын

Made quite a few mistakes, but what promise he showed. Speed, power and elusiveness!

@blakekpurcell 4 жыл бұрын

Bloody legend mate💯☝️

@noodles169 4 жыл бұрын

Maan, the French were such a good team. Can't think of another team who's won a test series in new Zealand

@jacquesdelaharpe804 4 жыл бұрын

Springboks

@rahowherox1177 4 жыл бұрын

Lions, Boks

@Zaz_A_1040 4 жыл бұрын

TG POVCON

@driffter1976 3 жыл бұрын

GateCrasher Australia 1986

@TheLastAngryMan01 8 ай бұрын

Ireland, 2022.

@1bluetomato 4 жыл бұрын

Quelle superbe équipe de France, quel match!!

@seandmaccormack.8528 4 жыл бұрын

He was a school boy here amazing he saw over men,oh yeah brilliant cut and run by Lomu .

@thedudebro168 4 жыл бұрын

Late and great. Lomu was/is the greatest winger to ever pick up a footy. Union or league. That fend was something special

@jockmackay9582 4 жыл бұрын

What a player. The memory etched into my brain forever is of him pounding down the wing at Murrayfield, under the floodlights in the pouring rain with two Scotland players attached to him, unable to stop him. I think he got a hat trick that night.

@AreLL 4 жыл бұрын

19! The first rugby superstar Millionaire.

@mahlanguism 4 жыл бұрын

People forget that this they lost a series at home before the World Cup. Not the vintage team they are made out to be.

@supercake2270 4 жыл бұрын

Very raw, very timid, very new to international level competition. But oh did he get used to it

@killdriverak6515 4 жыл бұрын

From this one game they tuned him into one of the 5 top greatest All blacks of all time.

@jakeh2528 4 жыл бұрын

"that was a good stop by the 100th test veteran against the first test veteran". first test veteran? lol

@cameronmicheal021 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@FrightF 4 жыл бұрын

Keith Quin wasnt a very good commentator, he really wasnt, but he was all NZ had.

@mikerandall8289 3 жыл бұрын

Thats usually a murray mexted thing to say

@josephmercel1146 4 жыл бұрын

*22 - 8 (1994 France rugby union tour of Canada and New Zealand) wikipedia smart And it's coming from a French... they did a second test match the 3 of July vs All Blacks 23 - 20.

@FromAgen 2 жыл бұрын

The French lost in Canada but won twice in New-Zealand !

@myOpinion771 4 жыл бұрын

1:49 that would have been my reaction tackling Lomu back then

@smugglerslookout9511 4 жыл бұрын

2:22 how is that held on🤣

@tigerarmyrule 4 жыл бұрын

He was as green as grass but even so the potential shone.

@roddog4386 2 жыл бұрын

Best player ever

@rh5466 4 жыл бұрын

Sella could tackle.

@catlikepizzagaming8280 4 жыл бұрын

Back when he went looking for the ball

@hannotn 3 жыл бұрын

Except if it was behind him. Nisbo saying at one point about him being slow to turn and get back on defence, something that was always a weak point of his game. Interesting to see that players seemed to show a lot less respect for the sideline, something I've noticed in other games of this vintage. Nowadays there's continuous recycling of the ball and players don't get taken into touch when running the sideline as much, ensuring that supports can keep the ball in play. I think rugby's much better now for that reason- less stoppages.

@kingoftheworld53 4 жыл бұрын

Still hurts to watch them lose.

@kelisianoedwards Жыл бұрын

🥲 💖🙏🏾☝🏾 Much Love my "Generation X" Brother........

@davemis40 4 жыл бұрын

Fairly quiet debut .. but only 19 !

@skintrader100 4 жыл бұрын

I seem to remember Lomu had a terrible time of it in the next game and were calls to drop him. The French worked out he was not so great in defense and they kept attacking his wing.

@Xfactories 2 жыл бұрын

He was dropped. When the Saffers toured Timu moved to the wing and Shane Howarth made his debut at fullback. Fascinating to note that neither Howarth, Kirwan or Timu went to the World Cup the following year.

@georgecostanza9751 3 жыл бұрын

The kick off tho 😂

@Mamtachuphal 3 жыл бұрын

26 july 1994

@jontymadden6594 3 жыл бұрын

r.i.p legend rugby great

@l-n-s356 3 жыл бұрын

The human juggernaut.

@kingpinsmith22 4 жыл бұрын

He would have been the best in any type of gridiron he played.

@francokrewer5478 4 жыл бұрын

19 years with 112 kg?

@nateah-kuoi3515 4 жыл бұрын

My cousin is 14 and even heavier

@finngunter1322 4 жыл бұрын

Nate Ak then your cousins obese mate.

@jldp24 4 жыл бұрын

@@nateah-kuoi3515 probably just as fast?

@nateah-kuoi3515 4 жыл бұрын

@@finngunter1322 Nah, just huge.

@nateah-kuoi3515 4 жыл бұрын

@@jldp24 Not that fast just strong

@blokejr4801 3 жыл бұрын

2:47 Is the French winger Father of Frances Standoff Romain?

@RugbyDebuts 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@blokejr4801 3 жыл бұрын

RugbyDebuts Mr. Ntamack🙌🏽🙌🏽

@Will-nb8qk 4 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t ideal debut but this was just the beginning

@vatoloko4842 4 жыл бұрын

Ideal!? He was straight out of high school to play for the best team in the world. To play against one of the hardest team in the world. His performance was more then ideal.

@Will-nb8qk 4 жыл бұрын

Vato Loko : too many mistakes bro.

@vatoloko4842 4 жыл бұрын

@@Will-nb8qk lol okay then forma All blacks player LMAO

@Will-nb8qk 4 жыл бұрын

Vato Loko : Waikato chiefs back in the day bro. He is probably the greatest all black of all time but he wasn’t up to standard in his debut game. 🤷‍♂️

@vatoloko4842 4 жыл бұрын

@@Will-nb8qk pffft bro he was only 19 years old just came out of high school. He was still growing and wasn't even in his playing weight. Not to mention rugby wasn't even professional at the time. Name me any other 19 year old that played like this for the all blacks!?

@joeexotic5831 3 жыл бұрын

Coach on sidelines shouting pass it too jonah

@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4 3 жыл бұрын

Jonah weighed 134 kg as he got older in the all blacks

@puohotauawhanau5363 4 жыл бұрын

Mean

@lennon2683 4 жыл бұрын

What

@GM-fx2jo 2 жыл бұрын

tough ask for a young guy against a very good french team first game up

@ChristopherHitchens3.14 4 жыл бұрын

Laugh all you want, I'm a total Saffa lol, will never forget ALL the boys my age had Joma haircuts lol..shaved no1, bit with a wave lol hahq

@HighMaintenancePS 4 жыл бұрын

Haha nice one mate. 👍

@Sulu-sw3zo 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@king.enpassant 3 жыл бұрын

Jonah was the Michael Jordan of rugby

@bolshoefeodor6536 3 жыл бұрын

France are the only second tier nation to consistently crack the NZ puzzle.

@paulthomson2288 16 сағат бұрын

Jonah Lomu was obviously one of the greatest players. But I still think it was reckless by the All Black selectors to have him debut on the wing at an international level. The All Blacks lost this series convincingly and it was the French who dominated out wide against some flawed defensive play. This blunder by the selectors could have ended a lesser players career before it started.

@hanoitripper1809 4 жыл бұрын

Sella etc stopped him a lot

@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4 3 жыл бұрын

2:54 and they say he had a bad game and was exposed, pffff

@plutoniumnitrate1201 3 жыл бұрын

He looks like a younger version of will smith

@shayden2412 4 жыл бұрын

lmao he was absolute trash here. but I know how good he grew to be, one of the greats.

@jacquesdelaharpe804 4 жыл бұрын

Just a bit green. Not trash. Got to start somewhere

@euanwhaanga2980 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure if alot of people realise this but he was also playing out of position . He had played almost all his rugby at number 8 in the forwards. Not many people in rugby could change positions like that and succeed.

@jockmackay9582 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and open side flanker. Putting him on the wing was a no brainer though

@jockmackay9582 4 жыл бұрын

The allblacks used to do a penalty scrum move where he went to 8

@dulajohnstone5704 4 жыл бұрын

From a local forward to a international backline player says a lot

@dusty8616 4 жыл бұрын

This footage shows you how sloppy rugby was especially at international level....today’s game is more more clinical....not sure for the better?

@peterwhite6683 4 жыл бұрын

This was amateur days wasn't it?

@stevensmith8876 4 жыл бұрын

They had to change it because it was becoming very apparent that Rugby League was way superior.

@dchegu 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah today's rugby is far more clinical. It's as much about the percentages n the sport sciences as it is talent now days. It's the natural evolution of the sport.