MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Former New Zealand rugby
international Jonah Lomu is set to join third-division French club
Marseille. "Marseille is on the cusp of finalizing the transfer of the
biggest legend in world rugby," the club said on its Web site. The
34-year-old Lomu played 63 tests for the All Blacks. His international
career was cut short by a rare kidney ailment, for which he eventually
needed a transplant in 2004.
The powerfully built winger was one of the stars at the World Cup in
1995 and 1999. "I decided to take a sabbatical year to be around for the
pregnancy of my companion," Lomu was quoted in French as saying on
Marseille’s site. "Everybody thought that I was stopping my career but
that’s wrong. I still feel the need to play, and I alone will decide when
the end is."
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