Is there any greater assignment in world rugby than squaring off against Jonah Lomu?
It’s a big challenge, but I actually enjoy marking him more than any other player. It’s the one game of the year when you’ve got nothing to lose. If you play well against him, everyone’s going to say how well you did. If you don’t, everyone says, “That’s okay – you were marking Jonah.” You just go out there and have a crack at him. What about when he tackles you into the middle of next week? Is it so enjoyable then? That’s not so good. Now that was a great hit – although it didn’t hurt. It just stunned the daylights out of me [Laughs]. Herbie (Daniel Herbert) did give me the biggest dump pass in the world. Jonah obviously had a bit of tunnel vision that night – he was always going to smash me. You think it was pre-meditated? Of course it was. If I could’ve done it to him, I would have. There’s an intense hatred between the Wallabies and All Blacks on the field. How about off it? We get on well, although we don’t really get to socialise with other teams that much any more. That’s one th
