They send the shivers up the spines of many opponents. As far as cards in the pack go, Jonah Lomu and Julian Savea are a couple of awesome aces. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the duo and wonders if it is possible to compare the two.
Could Julian Savea had made the strides he had without Jonah Lomu?
Did Lomu set the path for Savea and his kind?
The two do obviously invite comparison.
They are both big, strong men, who can run like the wind and knock over seemingly anything in front of them.
Though both were born in New Zealand, they have Pacific Island links.
Savea comes from Samoan heritage while Lomu has Tongan links.
They know the way to the tryline and have the ability to both run over and also run around opponents.
All Black coach Steve Hansen lit a flame last year when he suggested Savea was better than Lomu and could do more on the field.
When contacted yesterday, former All Black lock and now rugby commentator Ian Jones said it was too hard to compare players from different eras.
''You are talking about two different players, playing in two different eras, asked to do different things for their teams,'' Jones said.
''They are both special players in their own right. Julian Savea does everything that his team asks him to do while Jonah was a player who could do some amazing things.''
Lomu made his debut for the All Blacks in 1994, in his first year out of school, before the game was professional.
He almost missed the 1995 World Cup because of fitness issues but made the cut and made a huge impact on the game.
No-one will forget his four-try effort against England in the World Cup semifinal.
Savea was a schoolboy star and after starring in the New Zealand Colts side in 2010, missed the World Cup in 2011 before making his debut for the All Blacks the following year.
Both men had their weight issues.
Lomu also had to battle kidney problems which eventually led to him having to end his career early.
Savea has looked a tad chubby this year but some serious training with the All Blacks this year led to a superb performance against the French in Cardiff on Sunday.
Jones said there had always been power wingers in the game, such as Bryan Williams and John Kirwan, so Savea had plenty of people setting the path before Lomu came along.
One thing all All Black fans would like Savea to do better than Lomu, is to score a try against South Africa.
Lomu never scored a five pointer in 12 tests against the Springboks, while Savea has also yet to cross for a try in any of his five tests against the men in green.
Tale of the tape
Jonah Lomu
Born: May 12, 1975, Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 1.96m
Weight: 119kg
School: Wesley College
Position: left wing
Age at debut: 19 years, 45 days, v France, 1994
Tests: 63
Test tries: 37
Tries at World Cup: 15 (record)
Most tries in one World Cup: 8 (1999)
Julian Savea
Born: August 7, 1990, Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 107kg
School: Rongotai College
Position: left wing
Age at debut: 21 years, 307 days, v Ireland, 2012
Tests: 39
Test tries: 38
Tries at World Cup: 8
Most tries in one World Cup: 8 (2015)
