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League of his own
Rugby league scouts continue to hound him but Jonah Lomu still isn't budging on his vow of silence over his future until New Zealand's World Cup campaign is complete.The giant winger was voted the player of the tournament at the last World Cup and is back in the running again.
He's already notched six tries in four games to add to his 1995 tally of seven and has become the leading try scorer in World Cup history with a total of 13 touchdowns.
British-based Leeds Rhinos is heading league's northern hemisphere chase for Lomu's signature, while the Auckland Warriors want him to switch codes but stay in New Zealand.
Warriors official Trevor McKewen was quoted in the Australian press saying Lomu would be best off signing with Auckland and playing in Australia's National Rugby League competition.
"With the open interchange between the two codes, he could play two years for us, then go back (to the All Blacks) in time for the next World Cup," said McKewen.
"We know he's interested in league and his manager has said that Jonah told him he would play for the Warriors if he does play league in the southern hemisphere."
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