what was he like away from the field? Give us an insight.

Well, I guess one of the things that really came through in terms of just trying to, you know, discover who he was, uh, was that he was actually a really, uh, kind and gentle and humble person.

And, you know, 'cause he, he got hounded all the time by press, by people just, you know, wanting stuff off him.

But most of the stories that we heard from everyone, and, you know, every- it's, it's random 'cause everyone has a Jonah Lomu story.

And most of the time it's just, like, them bumping into him at the dairy or, you know, just like a insignificant moment, but he was always very gracious in terms of giving them time for a- a- attention, you know, having a actual conversation with them, uh, quite willing to sign stuff.

So I think, you know, one of the things that came through was he was definitely a, a, a kind-hearted man, and he was also quite, um...

He was just your average Tongan boy, which a lot of people thought he, he wasn't.

How did he handle that stardom over there?

Um, you know, Vaea, was, was there much around Jonah's life away from the field? Like, what, what did, what was he like away from the field? Give us an insight.

Well, I guess one of the things that really came through in terms of just trying to, you know, discover who he was, uh, was that he was actually a really, uh, kind and gentle and humble person.

And, you know, 'cause he, he got hounded all the time by press, by people just, you know, wanting stuff off him.

But most of the stories that we heard from everyone, and you know, every- it's, it's random 'cause everyone has a Jonah Lomu story.

And most of the time it's just, like, them bumping into him at the dairy or, you know, just like a insignificant moment, but he was always very gracious in terms of giving them time for a, a attention, you know, having a actual conversation with them, uh, quite willing to sign stuff.

So I think, you know, one of the things that came through was he was definitely a, a, a kind-hearted man, and he was also quite, um, he was just your average Tongan boy, which a lot of people thought he, he wasn't.

You know, they thought he'd kind of gone into the Western world and become this kind of person.

... over there?

Um, you know, Vaea, was, was there much around Jonah's life away from the field? Like what, what did, what was he like away from the field? Give us an insight.

Well, I guess one of the things that really came through in terms of just trying to, you know, discover who he was, uh, was that he was actually a really, uh, kind and gentle and humble person.

And, you know, 'cause he, he got hounded all the time by press, by people just, you know, wanting stuff off him.

But most of the stories that we heard from everyone, and, you know, every...

It's, it's random 'cause everyone has a Jonah Lomu story.

And most of the time it's just, like, them bumping into him at the dairy or, you know, just like a insignificant moment.

But he was always very gracious in terms of giving them time for a, a, attention, you know, having a actual conversation with them, uh, quite willing to sign stuff.

How did he handle that stardom over there?