I was on dialysis for 18 months before the transplant, so it was important I tried to look ahead to days like my comeback this Saturday. You need those big goals to drive you on.

The wins ensured the All Blacks became the first ever Tri Nations champions. In May 2003 the NZRFU announced that Lomu had been put on dialysis three times a week due to deterioration in his kidney function. 2000–2003
After playing the 100+ victory over Tonga Lomu and Tana Umaga scored five tries between them in the subsequent match against Scotland.

Jonah Tali Lomu MNZM (born 12 May 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant in 2004. These included the Auckland Blues Chiefs and Hurricanes and Counties Manukau Wellington and later North Harbour and Cardiff Blues.