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Former South African rugby captain Joost van der Westhuizen dies, aged 45

6 February 2017 By admin

Former South African rugby captain Joost van der Westhuizen dies, aged 45:

London: Rugby World Cup winner Joost van der Westhuizen has died after a long battle with motor neurone disease at the age of 45. The former South Africa halfback was diagnosed with the condition in 2011 and was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital on Saturday morning. Van der Westhuizen became one of rugby's greatest scrum-halves in a 10-year Springboks career which began in 1993 and spanned 89 caps.

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