Joost van der Westhuizen

aisling7 · Post by **aisling7** » July 28th, 2011, 10:04 pm

Terribly sad news.

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 14,00.html?

nelly the elephant · Post by **nelly the elephant** » July 28th, 2011, 10:20 pm

aisling7 wrote:Terribly sad news.

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,2588 ... 14,00.html?

Desperate....................horrible to happen to anyone................for someone who competed at such a high level in sport....a true tragedy. I hope he's given the privacy to spend the rest of his days with as much dignity as possible in the circumstances.

Mackman15 · Post by **Mackman15** » July 29th, 2011, 10:12 am

Whoa, puts existing troubles in one's life truly in perspective.

Logorrhea · Post by **Logorrhea** » July 29th, 2011, 12:22 pm

Mackman15 wrote:Whoa, puts existing troubles in one's life truly in perspective.

Unless you only have 6 months left to live.

Just saying ...............

Mackman15 · Post by **Mackman15** » July 29th, 2011, 1:32 pm

Logorrhea wrote:
Mackman15 wrote:Whoa, puts existing troubles in one's life truly in perspective.
Unless you only have 6 months left to live.

Just saying ...............

Touche.

However, there are those that may prefer six months rather than facing into a certain 3-5 years life sentence that would serves as a progressive time bomb.

Cianostays · Post by **Cianostays** » July 29th, 2011, 7:39 pm

I can't imagine going through anything so horrible. Utterly horrendous for him and his family.

kermischocolate · Post by **kermischocolate** » July 29th, 2011, 8:05 pm

MND is horrific. You wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy.

nelly the elephant · Post by **nelly the elephant** » July 29th, 2011, 10:03 pm

kermischocolate wrote:MND is horrific. You wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy.

Indeed....it brought up some very emotive comments from a couple of pals when i posted this story elsewhere......it appears it's a truly horrific degenerative condition.

suisse · Post by **suisse** » August 1st, 2011, 12:28 pm

As a former scrum-half who began watching/playing rugby as a kid around the time of 1995 RWC, JVDW was always a hero. I was always very intrigued by that Saffer winning team in '95, and JVDW was the main guy I wanted to follow. I was lucky to get his autograph when I stood behind the old West Stand with the other schoolboys as Saffers won in Dublin 98 and 2000. A great, great rugby player. A hero to many. I wish him all the best!

Hornet · Post by **Hornet** » February 6th, 2017, 2:48 pm

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

http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/38882762

Great scrummy. Will be sadly missed.

Oldschoolsocks · Post by **Oldschoolsocks** » February 6th, 2017, 4:41 pm

RIP Joost

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offshorerules · Post by **offshorerules** » February 6th, 2017, 7:40 pm

Terrible news.

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