Former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu to join French third - tier club . The year - old will play for Marseille Vitrolles after supposedly retiring in 2007 . New Zealand became France 's first global superstar after the 1995 World Cup . He played 63 internationals , the last of them in 2002 , but was never able to regain his previous dominance even after regaining full health . He previously returned to playing after having a kidney transplant .
Former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu to join French third - tier club . The year - old will play for Marseille Vitrolles after supposedly retiring in 2007 . New Zealand became France 's first global superstar after the 1995 World Cup . He previously returned to playing after having a kidney transplant .