List of international rugby union tries by Jonah Lomu

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Jonah Lomu was an international rugby union winger who played for New Zealand between 1994 and 2002. [1] He scored a total of 37 tries in 63 international appearances, which makes him the sixth highest try scorer for New Zealand and the eighteenth highest on the all-time list. [2] [3] Lomu held alone the record for the most tries scored in the Rugby World Cup (15 in 11 matches at the 1995 and 1999 tournaments), until South Africa's Bryan Habana equalled his tally at the 2015 tournament. [4]

Lomu made his debut for New Zealand in June 1994 against France. [1] He scored his first international try in his third appearance, scoring twice against Ireland in New Zealand's opening game of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. [1] This was followed with a try against Scotland in the quarter-finals and four tries against England in the semi-finals—the most Lomu would score in a single match. He was, however, unable to score a try in the final, as South Africa beat New Zealand to win the trophy. [5] Lomu played 13 times against South Africa during his career, but failed to score a try against them. [1] The only other "Tier 1" national team against which Lomu did not score a try was Wales. [1] Lomu finished 1995 with 12 international tries, his highest tally in a single year. [6]

After two tries in 1996, including one in the inaugural Tri Nations Series, Lomu was unable to score in three appearances during 1997. At the 1999 Rugby World Cup, he scored in each of New Zealand's group stage matches against Tonga, England and Italy. He followed this with a try against Scotland in the quarter-finals and two tries in the semi-finals, as New Zealand lost to France. Lomu's tally of eight tries in this tournament is a World Cup record, although it has since been equalled by Habana in the 2007 tournament and Lomu's countryman Julian Savea in the 2015 tournament. [7]

Lomu scored four tries in 2000, including a hat-trick against Scotland at Carisbrook and a try against Australia in the Tri Nations. This was followed by five tries in 2001, once again with a try against Australia in the Tri Nations. Lomu's final international tries came in November 2002, when he scored twice against England at Twickenham. Two weeks later, he made his last international appearance against Wales at the Millennium Stadium. [8] Lomu retired from professional rugby in 2007 due to a chronic kidney disorder. After suffering a heart attack on 18 November 2015 that was associated with his kidney condition, Lomu died at the age of 40. [9]

International tries

In the Score column, New Zealand's score is given first.
International tries scored by Jonah Lomu
TryDateOpposing teamScoreCompetitionVenueLocationRef.
127 May 1995IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Rugby World Cup Ellis Park Johannesburg [10]
2
311 June 1995Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Rugby World Cup Loftus Versfeld Pretoria [11]
418 June 1995Flag of England.svg  England Rugby World Cup Newlands Cape Town [12]
5
6
7
822 July 1995Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bledisloe Cup Eden Park Auckland [13]
929 July 1995Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bledisloe Cup Sydney Football Stadium Sydney [14]
1028 October 1995Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Test match Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna [12]
11
1218 November 1995Flag of France.svg  France Test match Parc des Princes Paris [15]
1315 June 1996Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Test match Carisbrook Dunedin [16]
146 July 1996Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tri Nations Athletic Park Wellington [17]
1520 June 1998Flag of England.svg  England Test match Carisbrook Dunedin [18]
161 August 1998Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tri Nations Lancaster Park Christchurch [19]
1718 June 1999Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Test match North Harbour Stadium North Shore City [20]
183 October 1999Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Rugby World Cup Ashton Gate Bristol [21]
19
209 October 1999Flag of England.svg  England Rugby World Cup Twickenham London [22]
2114 October 1999Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rugby World Cup Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield [23]
22
2324 October 1999Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Rugby World Cup Murrayfield Edinburgh [24]
2431 October 1999Flag of France.svg  France Rugby World Cup Twickenham London [25]
25
2624 June 2000Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Test match Carisbrook Dunedin [12]
27
28
2915 July 2000Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tri Nations Stadium Australia Sydney [12]
3030 June 2001Flag of France.svg  France Dave Gallaher Trophy WestpacTrust Stadium Wellington [26]
3111 August 2001Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tri Nations Carisbrook Dunedin [27]
3217 November 2001IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Test match Lansdowne Road Dublin [28]
3324 November 2001Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Test match Murrayfield Edinburgh [29]
341 December 2001Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Test match El Monumental Buenos Aires [30]
358 June 2002Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Test match Waikato Stadium Hamilton [31]
369 November 2002Flag of England.svg  England Test match Twickenham London [12]
379 November 2002Flag of England.svg  England Test match Twickenham London [12]

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