Too big, too fast, too much - New Zealand bids farewell to Lomu

Former All Black Jonah Lomu's casket is carried out of Eden Park during his memorial service in Auckland, New Zealand, November 30, 2015. REUTERS/Nigel Marple

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Six simple words eloquently summed up the impact Jonah Lomu had on rugby union when New Zealand paid its final respects to the former All Blacks winger on Monday.

"Too big, too fast, too much," Lomu's high school coach Chris Grinter told the thousands of people who had flocked to Eden Park for a public memorial service.