Phil Kingsley-Jones. Photo: Getty ImagesPhil Kingsley-Jones, the former manager of Jonah Lomu and the man famously credited with keeping the late All Blacks great from leaving rugby for league, has passed away. Kingsley-Jones was Lomu's manager for 10 years until 2004 when the former All Blacks wife Fiona took over his management. Kingsley-Jones started working with the Counties-Manukau Rugby Union in 1989, and first crossed paths with Lomu when the already massive South Auckland teenager was at Wesley College. "What he did for Jonah Lomu was ground-breaking.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 15, 2020 21:56 UTC