![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He wreaked sheer destruction yet ran with such nimble grace, like a buffalo dressed in ballet pumps. He was bigger than most locks and faster than any rival wing. Lomu stood 6ft 5ins tall and weighed 120kgs. No real inkling to those plotting a course for the World Cup that the mightiest tsunami was about to come crashing across their bows. There were no online streams, no NPC matches beamed across the world on satellite television. Nobody outside New Zealand knew much about Lomu in 1995. They were in a bag in my attic and with the sad passing of Jonah, I thought, crikey, what should I do with these? My daughters said I should try and raise some money.” I gifted the shorts to the Wooden Spoon charity which raised something like £3,000. “Jonah didn’t swap jerseys back in those days we swapped shorts and socks. Jonah Lomu’s socks still adorn the Joiner family hearth every Christmas – accompanied by milk and mince pies. They come out, have a few pressies stuffed in them, then get rolled up and shoved back in the rugby memorabilia drawer. The big fella’s socks are in front of the fireplace every year. “Our two daughters’ stockings at Christmas time are Jonah’s socks,” he chuckles. Twenty-eight years on, the juggernaut’s kit still plays a treasured role in the Joiner clan’s festive routine. Joiner received the customary Lomu treatment that afternoon, which invariably ended with opponents eating turf and Lomu gobbling up tries. ![]() The ultimate icon, the superstar of superstars. Neither before nor since has the game seen anything like Jonah Lomu. In 1995, as a baby-faced 21-year-old, Joiner pitted himself against burgeoning greatness. These socks, though, stretched with use and fraying with the passage of time, hold special resonance. He was richly admired for his speed and finishing.Īll told, a fine haul of memories. He helped Edinburgh to an improbable European quarter-final in 2004. He was part of Premiership title-winning squads and Heineken Cup challenges with Leicester Tigers. He ran around the fields of Buenos Aires and Paris, Rustenburg and Dunedin, Brisbane and Treviso, with a thistle on his breast. This drawer contains all the keepsakes and trappings of a playing career that featured 25 Scotland caps and took him across the globe. Skate is coming to the Ridge, bringing an exciting new sports universe to master! Ollie, 360 flip, nose blunt, you name it.Every Christmas Eve, Craig Joiner goes into his study, opens a drawer and plucks out two enormous black socks. Push your limits (and rivals) to the edge, riding fast and low with a proximity wingsuit! Go full speed and tear the sky wide open in epic Rocket Wing Races! Let's go! Work on your freestyle tricks in Snowpark, Urban or Backcountry environments, or satisfy your need for speed in Freeride, Alpine and X Cross Races! Your choice: freestyle in Snowpark, Urban or Backcountry environments, or participate in some spicy Freeride, Alpine and X Cross Races! Ride and make your best tricks in Street, Park or Dirt disciplines, take part in a brand new mass races or take your chance to win famous battle as the Red Bull uncontained or the Van's BMX Waffle Cup! Choose whether you’d rather freestyle with some sweet Slopestyle and Freeride action or if you're more of an Enduro, Downhill, Gravel and Cross Country Races kinda rider! ![]()
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