All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has passed away in Auckland today at the age of 40.
Lomu was still suffering from the rare kidney disorder known as nephrotic syndrome that began in 1995.
Lomu had a kidney transplant in 2004 which assisted his battle for seven and a half years but his body rejected the replacement organ in 2011.
He had recently been in England with his family as a spokesman for Heineken during the Rugby World Cup.
Lomu made 73 appearances for the All Blacks, making his Test debut in 1994 against France in Christchurch.
He scored 43 tries in the black jersey, before having to quit the sport in 2002 because of his sickness.
Lomu spent the last couple of months touring the UK with his family for the Rugby World Cup.
"By the end of it I'll have learnt the ins and outs of every clinic in the country," he joked to the London Telegraph.
"I am thankful that I have a beautiful wife and the kids are here. Nadine makes sure that my family stays together.
"She is my manager, my wife, my best friend and my boss!"
He hoped that his children would get a special insight into the game where their father made his name.
"It's a game that has given me so much and it's an opportunity to show them what their dad used to do," he told the Daily Express. "They love their rugby."
Meanwhile former national rugby player, Viliame Satala says Jonah Lomu stopped a nation when he touched the rugby ball.
Satala who had several encounters with Lomu while playing for the Fiji Sevens and fifteens teams says Lomu was always a threatening opponent.
He says the world has lost someone who made a great contribution to rugby.
Satala says playing against Jonah Lomu in the Wellington Sevens final in 2000 was one of the toughest rugby matches he had played at that time.
Satala says he still clearly remembers the first time he tackled the Big Jonah Lomu.
