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Jonah Lomu had the biggest impact of any player on any Rugby World Cup, says Rory Underwood
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Former England winger saw up close Lomu's devastating impact in unforgettable 1995 RWC semi-finalWhen Jonah Lomu charged at you at full pelt, there often wasn’t much you could do to stop him – as England found out to our cost in that memorable semi-final in the 1995 World Cup.Lomu was the fiercest of opponents. His speed, once he got going, his sheer size and the length of his stride meant that he was a difficult man to bring down. A player who in that match swatted my brother Tony off “like a fly”, as one commentator put it, before...