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...years before that. "In all sports, not just surfing, the raw talents are here," says Puloka. "Every time a coach visits Tonga he says, 'You've got the talent, they just need to be developed.'" Tonga's all-time brightest sports stars, rugby players Willie Ofahengaue and Jonah Lomu, both achieved fame playing for other countries, Australia and New Zealand respectively...
...soared. "So many countries are strong this time," says Reuben Thorne, captain of New Zealand's mighty All Blacks team. "Whoever wins will be a bloody great side." The All Blacks have two fine wingers in their Cup squad, but they'd still love to have a healthy Jonah Lomu, who - as the most devastating ball-runner the game had seen - ignited the '95 Cup in South Africa and put rugby in a spotlight that hasn't dimmed. Since the game's birth in 1823, countless players have combined imposing size and strength with a sprinter's speed, but none...
...Although Lomu will be missed, fans will not want for great rugby. Though this will be the second World Cup of the professional era, it will be this one, many predict, where more and smarter preparation will kick in, producing the highest-quality rugby ever seen. There's a feeling, moreover, that the best sides will exhibit a playing style in which even the most indifferent observers will see a certain beauty. The '99 World Cup in Wales had its moments, but Australia won there not because they were the most elegant and imaginative side when they had the ball...
...Influences: Jono Lomu, famous New Zealand rugby player...
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