Jonah Lomu has died unexpectedly in the early hours of Wednesday. The All Blacks legend, who had been in the United Kingdom to attend the Rugby World Cup on promotional duties, was 40 years old.

My notebook was virtually resting on the back of England coach Jack Rowell's head, and he didn't take too kindly to us laughing uproariously as Lomu scored try after try after try.

The rugby world has remembered Jonah Lomu on what would have been his 50th birthday. The standout star of the 1990s was a pioneer of rugby. The first true global superstar of the modern game.