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The Guardian's rugby union correspondent. Author of Around the World in 80 Minutes: In Search of Rugby Greatness and Exe Men.
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‘It was tough to be Jonah Lomu’: new film sheds light on late All Blacks hero

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By Robert Kitson Verified
| Yahoo Sports Canada Verified
‘It was tough to be Jonah Lomu’: new film sheds light on late All Blacks hero
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‘It was tough to be Jonah Lomu’: new film sheds light on late All Blacks hero

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By Robert Kitson Verified
| AOL UK Verified
Making a film about Jonah Lomu’s life was never going to thrill everyone. The big man’s widow, Nadene, took legal action in an unsuccessful attempt to block the project and declined to be involved. You can’t imagine Mike Catt being overly delighted either. Even 31 years later, the brutal footage of Lomu running straight over the top of England’s full-back in the 1995 World Cup semi-final in Cape Town almost merits an 18 certificate on its own.
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‘It was tough to be Jonah Lomu’: new film sheds light on late All Blacks hero

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By Robert Kitson Verified
| Yahoo Singapore Verified
Making a film about Jonah Lomu's life was never going to thrill everyone. The big man's widow, Nadene, took legal action in an unsuccessful attempt to block the project and declined to be involved. You can't imagine Mike Catt being overly delighted either. Even 31 years later, the brutal footage of Lomu running straight over the top of England's full-back in the 1995 World Cup semi-final in Cape Town almost merits an 18 certificate on its own.
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