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7th February 2017, 12:09 AM
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RIP Joost
The sudden death of Joost van der Westhuizen is rather a shock although now we know that he had MND for quite a long time!
We our South African Family send Sincere Condolences to his Family and Friends,he was a great player!
His life was cut off too short!
RIP Joost
Sincerely
The MacDonald Family
Joost van der Westhuizen dead: Former South Africa scrum-half and 1995 Rugby World Cup winner dies, aged 45 | The Independent
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7th February 2017, 01:14 AM
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Re: RIP Joost
Hi Vernon
Condolences to his family, he was a great player, may he meet with some of the finest as Rugby is played in Heaven.
Cheers Des
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7th February 2017, 04:07 AM
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Re: RIP Joost
Sad news today from the world of International Rugby Union, a player, who was rightly considered one of the greatest ever scrum halves sadly lost his fight against ALS (motor neurone disease). He was a member of the famous 1995 Rugby World Cup winning team, and if you haven't seen it, the film, Invictus is a brilliant movie about the event and the Springboks team who lifted the trophy and helped to unite a country divided by apartheid and prejudice.
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10th February 2017, 10:09 PM
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Re: RIP Joost
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11th February 2017, 10:25 PM
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Re: RIP Joost
The coffin of former South Africa rugby union captain Joost van der Westhuizen has been borne by his 1995 World-Cup-winning teammates at an official funeral service on Friday.
The scrum-half, who won 89 caps and scored 38 tries for the Springboks between 1993 and 2003, died on Monday aged 45 after a six-year battle with motor neurone disease.
Joost van der Westhuizen's coffin carried by South Africa's 1995 World-Cup-winning side at special memorial service
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