Jonah lomu how fast

While this might sound like he's all brawn with no speed, the man ran a metre sprint in When the Dallas Cowboys were looking into bringing him to the NFL, his predicted yard dash time was just under 4. For comparisons sake, the lightning-fast Darrius Heyward-Bey ran a metre sprint in If that is not enough, he had a lethal combination of speed, leg drive, upper body strength and agility in and out of cuts.

He could have carved up or bowled straight through defensive secondaries in the NFL—and that's without mentioning his famed fend stiff arm , which has to be one of the best ever in any sport. While they certainly don't dive in as recklessly as NFL defenders do, they are technically sound. If you look, in most games, they don't look stupid trying to tackle someone.

Lomu's ability to cut at speed meant that very few players were able to get clean hits on him. Granted, he was no Barry Sanders, but he could always get just enough wiggle to get a defender off balance and force them into arm-tackles around his monstrous thighs. Another point is the size discrepancy between him and his competition. This was a question mark when the Cowboys were analysing him. After all, the only rugby players who normally get anywhere near pounds are the props. Running through players this size is not entirely foreign to Lomu, however.

He does blast through plenty of pound players on his way to the try line, and his running power and leg drive do seem to rival some of the great power backs like Earl Campbell and Eddie George.

I would be comfortable letting him loose on linebackers. All New Zealand Super 12 squads receive regular testing and the Blues were examined two days after their match against Queensland, when on average their times were lower than the other squads in the competition. Re-run requests were made for 12 players and as a result Lomu set the record for the 10 metre sprint from a standing start.

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