In the usual suspects, verbal kint says the greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didnt exist... "Ali Dia" enters the chat...
Great story told by a very humble man. Judging by the comments, I can see that Eric Rush is highly respected. He really looks like a great guy. As a South African that became an All Black fan during the 95 world cup, not having much prior knowledge of the All Black squad, I was very impressed with Eric Rush too. At the time I actually felt that they should have played him in the final against the Boks, instead of Lomu, with all due respect to the phenomenal big guy. The Boks had such a focus on how to stop Jonah that they would have been completely rattled by the required change in mindset. What legends! Unforgettable.
Except on the pitch he simply was a genius. Didnt train, didnt run, didnt dive, didnt move clubs, he simply didnt need to, because he didnt give a shit, it was all too easy, he's a legend and always will be: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-THwoWCbFRfo.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
i remember the mighty all blacks came to ireland for a game. i watched them train at my university. i stood pitchside at one of the training pitches with about 10 other people as all the NZ squad hit tackle bags. jonah ran to the end of the line and was about 2 metres from me, he ran and hit the tackle bag and the guy holding it was sent flying though the air like a child getting hit by a car. it was just phenomenal. he was like a man playing with boys.
I had the amazing experience of being in HK during the sevens tournament in ‘93 or ‘94 and running into Eric while he was touristing around town. Think it was at the base of the Victoria Peak tram and he was with a young tree trunk of a mate. I went up to him saying loudly : “ I’m not worthy!! , explaining I was a rugby player/fan from Chile that admired him greatly... he introduced me to his mate Jonah.... the next day I had the chance of seeing young Jonah wreak havoc on the sevens pitch.....
Great story, Iam both happy and sad right now, sad because Jonah is not with us anymore, but happy that he had a blast and so many people have such great memories of him .... Watching him steam rolling himself through the English defense was awesome... 😉😉
I won Rushy's NZ Rugby 7's captain shirt at an auction in a random sports bar my bro's and I had walked into down in Wellington. .ran into him in Northland the very next weekend, he owned the Kaikohe New World at the time. .I wish I was wearing that shirt so he could have signed it. .he's a legend himself
@@mangukahaaotearoa9324 Believe or don't IRDGAF my proof is hanging beautifully on my wall, I don't need the Internet to validate that. .and with a name like yours, I'd prefer you don't believe me pahahaha
It wasn't a difficult chance though. Most players of average ability could muster a shot on target from where it was. Even I could and I'm a 5 a side player 😂
One thing I will say about Matt Le Tissier is he may have been a great player but when he came into the betting shop I was working for he was miserable and arrogant beyond belief.
I met him once while I was working as a building surveyor, and he was polite. Cold, but polite. I'm quite introverted so I didn't push any conversation but I can imagine him being a misery.
Great story Mr Rush. I was lucky to have seen The Big Man himself, playing in My Country Wales. What a gentleman he was. I've watched his Funeral quite a few times, and it still Chokes Me. You your Kind Self payed your part to. R.I.P. Big Man. Many thanks and Kind regards Colyn.
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