Jonah Lomu has been voted as the best rugby union player of all-time - Ruck

Jonah Lomu has been voted as the best rugby union player of all-time

All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has been voted as the best rugby union player of all-time by fans.

In a vote conducted by The Top Tens, Lomu was voted the best international rugby player of all-time.



The physical impact Lomu had on the 1995 World Cup was beyond the effect of any other player in the history of the game. He scored seven tries in 1995, including four in an unforgettable one-man demolition job of England in the semi.

Lomu went one better in 1999 to finish with a record 15 tournament tries, before going on to show his dignity with his brave fight against debilitating kidney disease.

One of a kind and the impression he left on so many lives was vividly illustrated by the reaction to his death in November 2015.

One fan wrote: “No close second. Jonah and then in the far distance…everyone else.”

20. Sergio Parisse (Italy)

19. Bryan Habana (South Africa)

18. Jonny Wilkinson (England)

17. Zinzan Brooke (New Zeland)

16. Schalk Burger (South Africa)

15. Rupeni Caucaunibuca (Fiji)

14. Willie John McBride

13. Serge Blanco (France)

12. Paul O’Connell (Ireland)

11. Carlos Spencer (New Zealand)

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