New Zealand icon unexpectedly passes away |19 November 2015

Jonah Lomu, the legendary New Zealand winger, has died aged 40.
 
Lomu arrived back in Auckland on Tuesday night from England where he had been working at the Rugby World Cup, and had spent a few days in Dubai on the way home with his family. He died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning.

The All Black icon is survived by his wife Nadene and sons Brayley, six, and Dhyreille, five

Lomu burst onto the global stage at the 1995 World Cup as a 6ft 5in 19-year-old wing weighing nearly 19 stone, and is best remembered for scoring seven tries in four matches in that tournament – including four against England in a breathtaking semifinal – as he helped New Zealand reach the final but eventually lost to the hosts South Africa.

Lomu had suffered from health problems since his retirement from playing in 2002 due to a rare kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome. He underwent a kidney transplant in 2004 and had been on dialysis treatment for the past 10 years.

Perhaps the defining moment of Lomu's career in an All Blacks shirt was that 1995 World Cup semifinal against England, when he scored four tries and trampled over a number of shellshocked England players, including Mike Catt and Tony Underwood.

The Auckland-born giant went on to star at the 1999 showpiece before retiring three years later with 63 test caps and 37 test tries to his name.  

He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007 and the IRB Hall of Fame four years later.