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   Feb 6, 2017 · Van der Westhuizen won the World Cup with the Springboks in 1995. Regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves in history, he won 89 international caps between 1993 and 2003, scoring 38 tries.

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   Joost van der Westhuizen (20 February 1971 – 6 February 2017) was a South African professional rugby union player who made 89 appearances in test matches for the national team, scoring 38 tries. He mostly played as a scrum-half and participated in three Rugby World Cups , most notably in the 1995 tournament , which was won by South Africa.

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   Aug 19, 2013 · Joost van der Westhuizen was the archetypal Springbok, an Afrikaner whose name became a byword for brilliance, total commitment and supreme physicality.

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6. www.skysports.com › rugby-union › newsJoost van der Westhuizen dies aged 45 after battle with motor ...

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   Feb 7, 2017 · Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died at the age of 45 after a battle with motor neurone disease. A World Cup winner in 1995, the former scrum-half had been living with the ...

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   Feb 6, 2017 · Van der Westhuizen was rushed to hospital in a critical condition on Saturday, and was placed on life support after his key organs began to fail as a result of motor neuron disease. He had been ...

8. www.skysports.com › rugby-union › newsThe rugby world pays tribute to Joost van der Westhuizen

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   Aug 3, 2017 · The rugby community was in mourning on Monday following the news that Joost van der Westhuizen passed away. The former South Africa captain died at the age of 45 after a battle with motor neurone ...

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   Who was Joost van der Westhuizen?

   • Joost van der Westhuizen (20 February 1971 – 6 February 2017) was a South African professional rugby union player who made 89 appearances in test matches for the national team, scoring 38 tries. He mostly played as a scrum-half and participated in three Rugby World Cups, most notably in the 1995 tournament, which was won by South Africa.

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   How did Joost van der Westhuizen die?

   • Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died at the age of 45 after a battle with motor neurone disease. A World Cup winner in 1995, the former scrum-half had been living with the disease since 2011.

   Joost van der Westhuizen dies aged 45 after battle with motor neurone

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   Is van der Westhuizen dead?

   • Van der Westhuizen admits he is on his "deathbed", having been given between two and five years to live when he was diagnosed in 2011. Speaking on the telephone from his home in South Africa, it is difficult to understand what the 1995 World Cup winner and holder of 89 Test caps is trying to say.

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   What can we learn from Joost van der Westhuizen?

   • Van der Westhuizen was a one-club man, playing his entire career with the Blue Bulls. The club's CEO Barend van Graan said: "If there's one thing we can learn from Joost it was his passion for life. That we will never forget." Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died at the age of 45 after a battle with motor neurone disease.

   Joost van der Westhuizen dies aged 45 after battle with motor neurone

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   Did Joost van der Westhuizen have ALS?

   • Joost van der Westhuizen, South African idol and one the greatest rugby players ever to grace the field, disclosed that he had a particularly aggressive form of motor neurone disease (MND), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The prognosis was grave. Sufferers with his condition are generally given between two and five years to live.

   Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen passes away aged 45

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   How did Joost van der Westhuizen impact football?

   • Joost van der Westhuizen made an impact on the sport in two ways. The first was as a magnificent scrum-half - one of the all-time greats - who won 89 caps and scored 38 tries and was the man who stopped Jonah Lomu in his tracks in the 1995 World Cup final, which the Springboks went on to win.

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10. www.rugbyworld.com › news › springbok-legend-joostSpringbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen passes away aged 45

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    Feb 6, 2017 · Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen has passed away leaving the rugby world in mourning, so as a tribute, here is an interview we ran with him in 2013. True hero: Joost faced his battle with MND with huge courage and humility. In 2013, Rugby World editor Owain Jones, sat down with Joost van der Westhuizen and talked to him about his life ...