Nadene Lomu issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon, posting on Facebook with a family photo: It is with great sadness that I must announce my dear husband Jonah Lomu died last night.Auckland Council will liaise with the Lomu family, New Zealand Rugby and the Government to consider how the city can best celebrate Lomus life and mourn his passing.
Ian Jones met Lomu at Wesley College as a 16-year-old and said Lomu took rugby to places the sport had never been before - something that no previous rugby greats were able to do.
Lomu was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007, and the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2011.
His World Rugby honour came as New Zealand hosted the Rugby World Cup.
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