FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2011 and is now confined to a wheelchair. The All Blacks are in South Africa for their Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks this weekend, and met up with the rugby legend.
The All Blacks were visited by rugby legend and MND sufferer Joost van der Westhuizen
FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2011 and is now confined to a wheelchair. The All Blacks are in South Africa for their Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks this weekend, and met up with the rugby legend.
It is very sad to see what has happened to van der Westhuizen, who is unquestionably one of the all-time great scrum-halfs.
Here he is doing the impossible in 1995, tackling the man-mountain Jonah Lomu in the World Cup final.
And here are some more highlights of the great van der Westhuizen.
This is what a collarbone breaking shoulder charge looks like
Big prop makes great break, then things get a little hairy
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