Wellington, New Zealand: Friends and family of rugby great Jonah Lomu bid him farewell at a private funeral service on Tuesday, the last formal act of mourning for the former All Blacks winger who died Nov. 18 aged 40.
Lomu's wife Nadene, sons Brayley and Dhyreille, his mother and brother and former All Blacks teammates were among mourners who filled the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the South Auckland suburb of Mangere.
After eulogies, prayers and hymns, Lomu's coffin was taken from the church to the Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery for a private burial.
Tuesday's service followed a public memorial at Eden Park stadium on Monday, attended by thousands of friends and fans. Lomu's sudden death last month followed an almost 20 year battle with the kidney ailment nephrotic syndrome.
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