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The 30-year-old Lomu arrived in Wales last Friday and attended his first training session with his new, temporary team mates on Monday. He is expected to have his first contact session today (Tuesday) since undergoing surgery on the shoulder he damaged in the Martin Johnson testimonial match at Twickenham in June.
Blues coach Dai Young has been told he cannot consider Lomu for selection until the player receives clearance to play from his surgeon. That is expected to come on 1 December.
In the meantime, Lomu will be working hard on his fitness and on getting to know his new team mates and their plays. The Blues' next fixture is on Sunday, 4 December against London Irish in the Powergen Cup, but Young isn't going to consider his new signing for that fixture.
"He's in very good shape physically and I'd like to think he will be in a position to be considered for the 22 for the Heineken Cup games against Calvisano next month," said Young.
"We're not going to pressurise him in any way and we'll do what's best for the team and the player. In the end it will be a rugby decision, rather than a commercial one, and if it means he makes his debut away from home because that's what is required then so be it."
As for Lomu, he insists he won't be seeking any favours because of his reputation and he is viewing his time in Cardiff as the first step on a road he hopes will lead him back into the All Blacks side in time for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
Barely able to walk following a kidney transplant and the subsequent dialysis treatment for his rare disease, few people imagined that Lomu would ever take the field again. In fact there were specialists who warned him not to.
His first comeback was thwarted by the shoulder injury he received at Twickenham and now Lomu admits it is his "last chance" to reserrect a career that has already seen him score 37 tries in 63 Tests, be voted the Player of the Tournament in the 1995 World Cup and help New Zealand win the World Cup Sevens title.
"The one thing that has never changed is my drive. If I did not have that then I would not be taking this step," he said.
"I've never set my expectations any lower than before because that would be an injustice to myself. I've always played because I love the game and I want to play at the highest honour. For me that is the All Blacks.
"I haven't spoken to Graham Henry or the New Zealand management. They know I have got to do what I have got to do but they are certainly not short of wings at the moment. But I honestly believe that I still have something to offer. In fact I feel better than ever.
"I know it's going to be tough. I have never expected any favours at any team I have played for and I don't expect any leeway now. I know that I'm the new kid at Cardiff so I have to prove myself and earn the right to play. I've learned that nothing in life is easy.
"But that makes it exciting. I don't regret anything, even the illness has made me the person I am today. My life certainly has not been boring."
