Which honor did he receive in 2011?

Induction into the World Rugby Hall of Fame

Jonah Lomu Quiz: World Cup Tries and the 1995 Semifinal

Defenders had never faced a winger so big and so fast, and this Jonah Lomu quiz relives the tries that made him rugby's first global superstar. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on his 1994 debut, the 1995 World Cup, four tries against England, running over Mike Catt, the final against South Africa, his World Cup try record, his kidney illness and his legacy.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country did Lomu play for?
Position
Which position did he play?
Debut
What record did he set on his 1994 debut?
Semi
How many tries did he score against England in the 1995 World Cup semifinal?
Catt
Which England player did he famously run over?
Final
Which team beat New Zealand in the 1995 final?
Record
How many Rugby World Cup tries did he score in total?
Size
Roughly how tall was Lomu?
Illness
Which illness affected his career?
Hall
Which honor did he receive in 2011?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country did Lomu play for?
Answer: New Zealand
He had Tongan heritage.
Q2: Which position did he play?
Answer: Wing
Wingers usually score tries.
Q3: What record did he set on his 1994 debut?
Answer: Youngest All Black in a Test
He was 19.
Q4: How many tries did he score against England in the 1995 World Cup semifinal?
Answer: Four
It became a legendary performance.
Q5: Which England player did he famously run over?
Answer: Mike Catt
The image went around the world.
Q6: Which team beat New Zealand in the 1995 final?
Answer: South Africa
Nelson Mandela presented the trophy.
Q7: How many Rugby World Cup tries did he score in total?
Answer: 15
Bryan Habana later equaled the record.
Q8: Roughly how tall was Lomu?
Answer: About 1.96 meters
He weighed about 119 kg.
Q9: Which illness affected his career?
Answer: A serious kidney disease
He had a transplant in 2004.
Q10: Which honor did he receive in 2011?
Answer: Induction into the World Rugby Hall of Fame
He died in 2015 aged 40.

Jonah Lomu Quiz – World Cup Tries and the 1995 Semifinal

Jonah Lomu, a New Zealand wing of Tongan heritage, became the youngest All Black to play a Test when he debuted at 19 in 1994. About 1.96 meters tall and 119 kg, he combined size and sprinter's speed.

At the 1995 Rugby World Cup he scored four tries against England in the semifinal, famously running over Mike Catt. New Zealand lost the final to South Africa. Across 1995 and 1999 he scored 15 World Cup tries, a record later equaled by Bryan Habana.

Lomu battled a serious kidney disease and had a transplant in 2004. He was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2011 and died in 2015, aged 40, remembered as rugby's first global superstar.

What This Quiz Teaches

Rugby fans will enjoy these questions.

Who Lomu was
Which records he set
What happened in 1995
How illness affected him
How he is remembered

Did You Know?

A popular rugby video game carried his name.
He played sevens for New Zealand too.
He helped make rugby professional and global.
He scored 37 tries in 63 Tests.
Opponents struggled to tackle him one-on-one.