Former New Zealand International rugby player Jonah Lomu speaks to the media during his first training with the Marseille-Vitrolles team in Vitrolles, southern France, November 5, 2009. Lomu has signed for the Marseille-Vitrolles rugby team. Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

Former New Zealand International rugby player Jonah Lomu speaks to the media during his first training with the Marseille-Vitrolles team in Vitrolles, southern France, November 5, 2009. Lomu has signed for the Marseille-Vitrolles rugby team.

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  1. TOKYO - OCTOBER 29: Winners of the 16th All Black audition the Gamushara Cheer Boys pose for a photograph with Judges Richie McCaw (L) Graham Henry (2-L) former All Black Jonah Lomu (R) former All Black and Japan National Rugby Coach John Kirwan and Air New Zealand GM Japan/Korea Chris Myers at the Shinagawa Grand Hall Central Tower on October 29, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  2. Jonah Lomu finishes his performance in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  3. Jonah Lomu preforms posing partner Tracey Toalis in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships, at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  4. Jonah Lomu prepares to perform in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  5. Jonah Lomu prepares to perform in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  6. Jonah Lomu prepares to perform in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  7. Jonah Lomu (C) performs in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships, at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  8. Jonah Lomu performs in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  9. Jonah Lomu prepares to perform in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty In Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  10. Jonah Lomu prepares to perform in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  11. Jonah Lomu prepares to perform in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  12. Jonah Lomu prepares to perform in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  13. Jonah Lomu performs in the Wellington New Zealand Body Building Championships, at Victoria Universty in Wellington on September 19, 2009. Jonah Lomu may no longer be a giant on the rugby field but the freshly buffed All Black legend is taking on the new challenge of a body building contest, a report said. Although his rugby career has failed to reignite since a kidney transplant in 2004, Lomu has not given up on the game and has signed for French third division side Marseille Vitrolles, which he is due to join in November. While getting fit for his latest rugby stint, he was persuaded to give this weekend's body building championships a shot, he told the Dominion Post newspaper.
  14. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Former All Black, Jonah Lomu performs his routine during the Wellington Bodybuilding Championships at Victoria University on September 19, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  15. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Former All Black, Jonah Lomu performs with partner Tracy Toulis in the pairs routine during the Wellington Bodybuilding Championships at Victoria University on September 19, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  16. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Former All Black, Jonah Lomu (right) performs his routine with another competitor during the Wellington Bodybuilding Championships at Victoria University on September 19, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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