Lomu returns to action in Johnson testimonial

Former All Black winger Jonah Lomu will play his first full match for three years when he captains a southern hemisphere team at Twickenham on June 4.

Lomu, 29, will make his comeback in a testimonial game for England's World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson, who announced his retirement from all rugby on Monday.

He is attempting to return to competitive rugby after a kidney transplant last July after 10 years battling Nephrotic Syndrome.

Lomu, one of the most exciting talents ever to grace the game, has continually said that he hopes to return to a level where he can again be considered for the All Blacks. However, on Monday he was limiting his ambition to the short term.

"This will be my first XVs game for just about three years," he said.

"My training schedule will be quite testing before then, combined with playing some sevens. I've got so much energy I don't know what to do with it. I train three times a day, six times a week and am going through three trainers a day as they can't keep up.

"I've always dreamed about returning to the top of the game but my goal at the moment is June 4."