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Joost van der Westhuizen

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Post by Nachos Jones_1 Thu 16 Apr 2015, 11:21 pm

Got a call tonight that my friend, hero and legend may pass in the next few days,

No more words.

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Post by westisbest Fri 17 Apr 2015, 8:57 am

Sad to hear.

Was a quality scum half.
Very enjoyable to watch.

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Post by GunsGerms Fri 17 Apr 2015, 9:25 am

Nachos Jones_1 wrote:Got a call tonight that my friend, hero and legend may pass in the next few days,

No more words.

Do you know him? He is one of my favourite players ever. Top two or three. Very sad.

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Post by LordDowlais Fri 17 Apr 2015, 9:33 am

The best scrum half of the professional era. I have had the pleasure of watching him play on numerous occasions, how tragic this is.

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Post by GunsGerms Fri 17 Apr 2015, 9:42 am

Agreed. There hasnt been as good a scrum half since IMO.

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Post by BamBam Fri 17 Apr 2015, 10:04 am

Really sad news

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Post by bluestonevedder Fri 17 Apr 2015, 12:34 pm

Terribly sad news.

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Post by majesticimperialman Fri 17 Apr 2015, 2:32 pm

Very sad to hear this.

In my opinion he was the best scrum half to ever play the game.


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Post by GavinDragon Fri 17 Apr 2015, 2:52 pm

Very sad news

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Post by Pete330v2 Fri 17 Apr 2015, 3:38 pm

Sad news, one of my all time most admired players.

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Post by Gwlad Fri 17 Apr 2015, 4:46 pm

Friend or no i have to away that this OP is IMO inappropriate.

He was not the best 9 but of course one of the greats and his illness is tragic. He was a superbly aggressive 9….he repeatedly stopped Lomu in the 95 RWC Final, rose to be 99 RWC Capt, 38 tries from only 89 caps, with the speed of an OS centre and awesome sniping on the fringes.

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Post by shuren34 Fri 17 Apr 2015, 5:51 pm

Sad to hear. I was quite shocked when they show him a few month ago. Crying or Very sad

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Post by George Carlin Mon 20 Apr 2015, 11:46 am

A couple of people have expressed a little confusion about the great man's current status.
Joost is still very much with us as the latest post on his blog will testify: http://www.joost.co.za/joost/

We wish him well and having had friends who have used his Harley Street doctor, he is literally in the best possible hands.
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Post by The Saint Fri 24 Apr 2015, 11:02 am

Good to hear he's still with us. I remember when he was last on Scrum V, I thought to myself what a great and inspirational man.

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