List of international rugby union tries by Jonah Lomu explained

Jonah Lomu was an international rugby union winger who played for New Zealand between 1994 and 2002.[1] He scored a total of 37 tries in 63 international appearances, which makes him the sixth highest try scorer for New Zealand and the eighteenth highest on the all-time list.[2] [3] Lomu held alone the record for the most tries scored in the Rugby World Cup (15 in 11 matches at the 1995 and 1999 tournaments), until South Africa's Bryan Habana equalled his tally at the 2015 tournament.[4]

Lomu made his debut for New Zealand in June 1994 against France.[1] He scored his first international try in his third appearance, scoring twice against Ireland in New Zealand's opening game of the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[1] This was followed with a try against Scotland in the quarter-finals and four tries against England in the semi-finals—the most Lomu would score in a single match. He was, however, unable to score a try in the final, as South Africa beat New Zealand to win the trophy.[5] Lomu played 13 times against South Africa during his career, but failed to score a try against them.[1] The only other "Tier 1" national team against which Lomu did not score a try was Wales.[1] Lomu finished 1995 with 12 international tries, his highest tally in a single year.[6]

After two tries in 1996, including one in the inaugural Tri Nations Series, Lomu was unable to score in three appearances during 1997. At the 1999 Rugby World Cup, he scored in each of New Zealand's group stage matches against Tonga, England and Italy. He followed this with a try against Scotland in the quarter-finals and two tries in the semi-finals, as New Zealand lost to France. Lomu's tally of eight tries in this tournament is a World Cup record, although it has since been equalled by Habana in the 2007 tournament and Lomu's countryman Julian Savea in the 2015 tournament.[7]

Lomu scored four tries in 2000, including a hat-trick against Scotland at Carisbrook and a try against Australia in the Tri Nations. This was followed by five tries in 2001, once again with a try against Australia in the Tri Nations. Lomu's final international tries came in November 2002, when he scored twice against England at Twickenham. Two weeks later, he made his last international appearance against Wales at the Millennium Stadium.[8] Lomu retired from professional rugby in 2007 due to a chronic kidney disorder. After suffering a heart attack on 18 November 2015 that was associated with his kidney condition, Lomu died at the age of 40.[9]

International tries

In the Score column, New Zealand's score is given first.

Try!scope="col"
DateOpposing teamScoreCompetitionVenueLocation
143 - 19 Rugby World CupEllis Park[10]
2
3 48 - 30Rugby World CupLoftus Versfeld[11]
445 - 29Rugby World CupNewlandsCape Town[12]
5
6
7
8 28 - 16Bledisloe CupEden Park[13]
9 34 - 23Bledisloe Cup[14]
10 70 - 6Test match
11
1237 - 12 Test matchParis[15]
13 62 - 31 Test matchCarisbrook[16]
14 43 - 6Tri NationsAthletic Park[17]
15 64 - 22Test matchCarisbrookDunedin[18]
16 23 - 27Tri NationsLancaster Park[19]
17 71 - 13Test matchNorth Shore City[20]
1845 - 9[21]
19
20 30 - 16TwickenhamLondon[22]
21101 - 3Galpharm StadiumHuddersfield[23]
22
23 30 - 18Rugby World CupMurrayfield[24]
2431 - 43Rugby World CupTwickenham[25]
25
2669 - 20Test matchDunedin
27
28
29 39 - 35 Stadium Australia
3037 - 12Dave Gallaher Trophy[26]
31 15 - 23Tri NationsCarisbrook[27]
32 40 - 29Test matchDublin[28]
33 37 - 6Test matchMurrayfield[29]
34 24 - 20Test matchEl Monumental[30]
35 64 - 10Test matchWaikato StadiumHamilton[31]
36 28 - 31Test matchTwickenhamLondon
37 28 - 31Test matchTwickenhamLondon

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statsguru / Players & Officials / Jonah Lomu. ESPNScrum. 29 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Statsguru / Test matches / Player records / New Zealand / Total tries scored. ESPNScrum. 29 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202013254/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dtries%3Bteam%3D8%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dplayer. 2 February 2016. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Statsguru / Test matches / Player records / Total tries scored. ESPNScrum. 29 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505142657/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dtries%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dplayer. 5 May 2016. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Statsguru / Test matches /Player records / Rugby World Cup / Total tries scored. ESPNScrum. 29 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305142053/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1%3Borderby%3Dtries%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btrophy%3D17%3Btype%3Dplayer. 5 March 2016. dmy-all.
  5. News: 1995: Party time for SA. 24 September 2003. BBC Sport . 2 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Statsguru / Player analysis / Jonah Lomu / Test matches. ESPNScrum. 29 January 2016.
  7. Web site: Statsguru / Test matches / Player records / Tournament/tour totals / Rugby World Cup / Total tries scored. ESPNScrum. 29 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202013240/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dtries%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btrophy%3D17%3Btype%3Dplayer%3Bview%3Dseries. 2 February 2016. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Statsguru / Player analysis / Jonah Lomu / Test matches / Match by match list. ESPNScrum. 29 January 2016.
  9. Web site: New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu reveals he nearly died just hours after the featuring in the 2011 World Cup opening ceremony . . 17 January 2016 . 13 August 2013 . Jack . de Menezes .
  10. Web site: Jonah Lomu's Rugby World Cup tries . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118073302/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/12002320/Jonah-Lomus-Rugby-World-Cup-tries.html . dead . 18 November 2015 . . 18 November 2015 . 2 January 2016 . Charlotte . Krol.
  11. Web site: Jonah Lomu: a giant of rugby who brushed aside Scotland . BBC Sport. 18 November 2015 . 2 January 2016.
  12. Web site: Jonah Lomu's most memorable matches for New Zealand . . 2 January 2016 . 15 November 2015.
  13. Web site: 'Brain explosions' cost Australia the game and a player . . Ian . Borthwick . 23 July 1995 . 2 January 2016.
  14. Web site: All Blacks Ride Lomu To Victory. . 2 January 2016 . 1 August 1995 .
  15. Web site: France (5) 12 - 37 (20) New Zealand (FT) . ESPNScrum . 2 January 2016 .
  16. Web site: New Zealand (31) 62 - 31 (19) Scotland (FT) . ESPNScrum . 2 January 2016.
  17. Web site: Rugby: All Blacks close to perfection. The New Zealand Herald. 4 August 2000. 2 January 2016. 1170-0777. en-NZ. David. Leggat.
  18. Web site: How England's best rugby union players failed to stop Jonah Lomu . Del . Brookes . 18 November 2015 . 2 January 2016 . BBC Newsbeat.
  19. Web site: Rugby Union: Blacks coach's dark times. . 2 August 1998 . John . Hart. 2 January 2016 .
  20. Web site: Nine-try romp just what All Black doctor ordered. Wynne . Gray . 30 June 2000 . 2 January 2016 . The New Zealand Herald.
  21. Web site: Rusty All Blacks pushed by Tonga . 3 October 1999 . BBC News . 2 January 2016.
  22. Web site: All Black destroyer sinks England . BBC News . 9 October 1999 . 2 January 2016.
  23. Web site: Ton-up All Blacks rout Italy . BBC News . 2 January 2016 . 14 October 1999.
  24. Web site: All Blacks end it for gutsy Scots . 24 October 1999 . 2 January 2016 . BBC News.
  25. Web site: 1999: France 43 - 31 N Zealand . BBC Sport . 24 September 2003 . 2 January 2016 .
  26. Web site: All Blacks mostly Brown . . Martin . Palmer . 2 January 2016 . 1 July 2001.
  27. Web site: Wallabies back on track . 10 August 2001 . BBC Sport . 2 January 2016.
  28. Web site: Lomu and the boys put down a marker . Robert . Kitson . 19 November 2001 . . 2 January 2016.
  29. Web site: Long white cloud rains on Laney's tartan parade . Ian . Malin . 26 November 2001 . 2 January 2016. .
  30. Web site: All Blacks scrape past Pumas . 2 December 2001 . 2 January 2016 . BBC Sport.
  31. Web site: Cullen sparks Italian rout . 8 June 2002 . 2 January 2016. BBC Sport.

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