All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has died, aged 40.

Lomu battled kidney disorders since the end of 1995 when he was diagnosed with nephritic syndrome.

Jonah Lomu, photographed in February 2014. Photo: File.

He had a kidney transplant in 2004.

Lomu has had health setbacks since then and had been receiving dialysis treatments during his recent visit to Britain where he was involved in heavy promotional work during the Rugby World Cup.

Lomu and his family had transferred to Dubai, where they were holidaying on their way back to New Zealand.

In all he played 63 tests for the All Blacks between 1994 and 2002, scoring 37 tries. He shot to worldwide stardom at the 1995 Rugby World Cup when he scored arguably the most iconic try in the sport's history when he ran over England wing Mike Catt en route to the try line.

After an indifferent debut series against France in 1994 Lomu took the game by storm with the stunning World Cup campaign in South Africa the following year.

He went on to play the 1999 World Cup and is the joint record try-scorer with South African wing Bryan Habana, who equalled his tally of 15 tries at this year's tournament.