Students perform haka for former pupil Jonah Lomu

ByTNT Sports

Updated 18/11/2015 at 11:10 GMT

Students at Jonah Lomu’s former school have paid tribute to the New Zealand icon by performing a haka in his honour.

New Zealand's All Black rugby winger Jonah Lomu (L) performs the traditional Haka dance

Image credit: Reuters

The sporting world was rocked by Lomu’s death on Wednesday morning. He was just 40.

Lomu’s talent was harnessed at Wesley College in Auckland – a place he credited with transforming his belief – with a pack of current students performing a traditional haka dance to show their respects.

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