CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Joost van der Westhuizen, who as scrumhalf for South Africa triumphed at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, died on Monday at age 45 after a long battle with motor neurone disease, his charitable foundation said. He captained the team to the bronze medal at the 1999 World Cup. Van der Westhuizen was given two-and-a-half years to live when he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neurone disease, in 2011. Ireland great Brian O'Driscoll tweeted his admiration for how the dynamic Van der Westhuizen had changed scrumhalf play. "RIP Joost van der Westhuizen.

Source: The Star February 06, 2017 15:56 UTC