Jonah Lomu: thousands attend memorial for 'rugby's first superstar'

World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset led the tributes to the former All Blacks winger at an emotional ceremony in Auckland’s Eden ParkWorld Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset has led tributes to former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu at a public memorial, saying Lomu was a giant whose contribution to rugby “cannot be overstated”.Thousands of mourners, many wearing Lomu’s No 11 jersey, crowded Auckland’s Eden Park stadium on Monday for the final public memorial for the rugby great who died 18 November 18 aged 40. A private family burial service will be held in Auckland on Tuesday. Related: Jonah Lom…