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Lomu scored two tries against Ireland at the 1995 World Cup. Billy Stickland/INPHO

It's Jonah Lomu's 40th today... and he is still younger than Brad Thorn!

Let’s celebrate Lomu’s big birthday by watching this exceptional double bosh.

IT ISN’T THAT surprising that Jonah Lomu is turning 40 today – after all, his greatest run in rugby was 20 years ago at the 1995 World Cup.

But what makes his birthday news worrying for some people is that it means that the legendary Playstation game Jonah Lomu Rugby is now… 18 years old!

Take a minute to reflect on your own age….

Anyway, to celebrate Lomu’s birthday, we dug up one of his earliest tries. The All Blacks played Ireland in what was the unstoppable wing’s first ever World Cup match, and it really set the tone for what was a jaw-dropping tournament for him.

First, scrum-half Michael Bradley inexplicably kicks the ball straight into Lomu’s hands, and then Richard Wallace is boshed INTO Brendan Mullins, taking both men out.

It really sums up Lomu in one try.

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It is such a pity that illness derailed Lomu’s career, as kidney problems meant his last cap for the All Blacks came at 27 back in 2002.

The remarkable thing about Lomu is that there are plenty of Jonah clones playing rugby today, but what made him so special is that he was basically the only wing of that size back in the 90′s.

Happy birthday, Jonah!

And credit to commenter Rory Clarke for pointing out just how ridiculous Brad Thorn is!

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    May 18th 2015, 2:32 PM

    Even when on the bench he didn’t get game time. The coach doesn’t like or trust him. Saturday once again showed just how wrong O’connor has been all season

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    May 18th 2015, 6:24 PM

    O’Connor is just all wrong for Leinster.

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    May 18th 2015, 2:31 PM

    He has a very big chance next season with Leinster during the World Cup, midfield won’t be as competitive so he should get a good run of matches.

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    May 18th 2015, 6:56 PM

    Mark if Darcy doesn’t make the World Cup squad, he’ll play 12 with t’eo at 13. Then Madigan and sexton will be back so the midfield won’t be as easy to get into as you may think

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    Mute David Davidson
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    May 18th 2015, 4:27 PM

    That pop pass from O’Brien

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    May 18th 2015, 2:54 PM

    Battle between him and Madigan for the 12 jersey next season.

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    May 19th 2015, 4:02 AM

    It’s always to easy to see who coaches ‘just like/don’t like’. When Gopperth played badly it was ignored whereas when Madigan played mediocre or even if Reid played well decisions went against them.

    It creates such a poisonous culture as some players start to feel entitled to spots and others feel it doesn’t matter how well they play they won’t get picked. Cody and Fergusson were masters at disregarding players identities and judging on match performance alone. MOC is such a stink manager.

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