All black winger Jonah Lomu, the man who ran roughshod over everything in front of him at the 1995 World Cup, has been cleared to play rugby again after a long absence due to illness. Team doctor John Mayhew said yesterday that Lomu was now available for any level of the game and it was up to his provincial team Counties-Manukau to decide when they wanted him back in action.

Counties-Manukau officials confirmed Lomu had been named as a replacement for a first division match against Otago on Sunday.