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All Black legend Lomu needs new kidney

New Zealand great Jonah Lomu said Monday that medical tests had confirmed a donated kidney he received eight years ago had failed and he needs a new transplant.

All Blacks great Jonah Lomu in 2011. Lomu said that medical tests had confirmed a donated kidney he received eight years ago had failed and he needs a new transplant.

The former All Blacks wing said he had lost 30 kilograms (66 pounds) since his long-standing health problems re-emerged last September, telling the New Zealand Women's Weekly "everybody has to die sometime".

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