Joost van der Westhuizen: Springbok Scrum-Half and Rugby World Cup Winne

Joost van der Westhuizen was a South African rugby union player. Born on February 20, 1971, in Pretoria, he was a scrum-half.

He earned 89 Test caps for the Springboks, scored 38 tries, captained the team ten times and won the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He also won the 1998 Tri-Nations and was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007.

He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2011 and started a foundation. Van der Westhuizen died at his home in Johannesburg on February 6, 2017, at age 45.

Achievements: 1995 Rugby World Cup winner, International Rugby Hall of Fame (2007).

Birth: February 20, 1971 - Pretoria, South Africa.

Profession: Rugby player.

Interesting Facts: He started the J9 Foundation for motor neurone disease.