“My dream is to become number one” – Jonah Lomu’s kids on quest to emulate dad’s greatness

Lomu, a legend of world rugby, died in 2015 from complications following a kidney condition.

Both boys,Dhyreille and Brayley, have dreams of becoming the best in the world, just like their dad Jonah.

"To be the best tennis player in the world you should put in effort and always try hard,” 10-year-old Brayley said.

Only playing for three-and-a-half-years, the pair are reaching for the sky.

“My dream is to become a number one professional tennis player in the world,” Dhyreille, 12, said.

“Dad will always be the best and I thought to maybe give something else a try cause I’ll never be better than him,”.

Still playing a bit of rugby, Dhyreille, who was born in Marseille, revealed he'd rather play for France in the Six Nations for the same reason.

Below, we look at five other rugby legends sons who are making waves, but currently want to represent different countries to their legendary Fathers.

The son of Wallabies legend Michael Lynagh, the fullback made his Premiership debut during the final round of the 2019/20 Gallagher season against Leicester Tigers. He was called up to Eddie Jones squad for the Autumn Nations Series and Six Nations but has yet to be capped by the men in white

Vunipola comes from vintage rugby stock and is already well on his way to following in the footsteps of cousins Billy and Mako as part of the England U20s set-up. His dad, Elisi Vunipola, played in Super Rugby for the Brumbies, as well as appearing 41 times for Tonga – including at the 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups – and was his country’s most-capped player upon retirement in 2005.

Brooke, who can play across the back-row or at hooker, grew up in England so is fully qualified to wear the red rose. The powerhouse has represented Berkshire at county level and regularly played for his school, Wellington College. Brooke has also played on the international stage with England U20.

The surname Umaga carries a lot of weight in rugby. Mike Umaga won 13 caps for Samoa, while Tana is one of the All Blacks’ most respected captains. And it appears the name could live on with Jacob, son of Mike and nephew of Tana, who is seen as one for the future for England after being called up on multiple occasions by Eddie Jones.