WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Rugby would probably not have the commercial clout it currently enjoys in the rugby world had Jonah Lomu not pulled on the famous All Blacks jersey, chief executive Steve Tew said on Wednesday.
Lomu, who became rugby's first global superstar after his performances at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa, unexpectedly died in Auckland earlier on Wednesday after battling kidney disease for 20 years. He was 40.
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