Rugby giant Jonah Lomu laid to rest in New Zealand

Thousands of mourners have paid tribute to former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu at the final public memorial for the rugby great, who died earlier this month aged 40.

Former and current rugby and rugby league players Steven Luatua, Ruben Wiki, and Tana Umaga perform a haka at the public memorial for Jonah Lomu at Eden Park. Picture: Hannah Peters/Getty Images

World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset said Lomu was a giant whose contribution to rugby “cannot be overstated”.

A private family burial service will be held in Auckland on Tuesday for Lomu, who died on November 18.