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"I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt," said Lomu on his arrival. "For me, I want to get into training and make the squad. There's always the challenge of making the 22 and, my focus is on that and getting regular game time. I'm also really keen to be part of a team again, and contribute to some great results for the Cardiff Blues. It's been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most."
Cardiff Blues will face Rugby Calvisano in their back to back Pool 2 Round 3 and 4 games with Lomu expected to make his Heineken Cup debut at home to the Italians on Saturday, 17 December for the Round 4 fixture.
Since starring at the 1995 World Cup, Lomu's career has been blighted by kidney problems which lead to a kidney transplant in 2004 and a long road back to recovery. Last June he received a further set back from a serious shoulder injury suffered while playing in a testimonial match for former England and Leicester Tigers skipper Martin Johnson.
Cardiff Blues fans will hope Lomu will be back to his best and help them on the road securing a place in the Cardiff 06 Heineken Cup final.
JONAH LOMU FACT FILE
Age: 30
Born: May 12, 1975, in Auckland
Height: 6ft 5in
Weight: 18st 4lb
Test caps: 63
Test points: 185 (37 tries)
Test debut: June 26, 1994, v France
By The Way . . .
First came to the attention helping New Zealand win the 1994 Hong Kong Sevens title
Youngest ever All Black Test player (19 years 45 days against France in 1994)
Youngest ever player to score 10 Test tries
Ninth on world all time Test try scoring list
Player of the tournament at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa
Leading World Cup try-scorer in history (15)
Voted BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 1995
Gold medalist in rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur
Has scored eight Test tries in six games against England, but none in three games against Wales
Underwent a kidney transplant in July 2004
Attended Wesley College, Auckland, where he played in the back row
Played for Counties Manukau, Wellington Lions, Wellington Hurricanes, Waikato Chiefs and Auckland Blues
Won the NPC title with Wellington Lions in 2000
Won World Cup sevens title in Argentina in 2001
