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Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:17 am
by HairyJ
So, so sad. RIP sir.
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Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 11:34 am
by Cornerfleg
J9 -
Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 11:37 pm
by Rooster
A real bugger of a disease, like many more gone far too soon RIP J9
Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:25 pm
by ColinM
Hate seeing the footage of Joost in his latter years, prefer to remember him doing what we all know him for.
A man who played the game about 20 years ahead of his time. How many players from the 95 RWC could walk onto an international field now and not look out of place? RIP
Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:04 pm
by BaggyTrousers
ColinM wrote:Hate seeing the footage of Joost in his latter years, prefer to remember him doing what we all know him for.
A man who played the game about 20 years ahead of his time. How many players from the 95 RWC could walk onto an international field now and not look out of place? RIP
I could name a few from even earlier but of course the proviso would be the were blessed by modern nutrition & training. That said, Willie John would be regarded as too small for a forward these days, try the wing young lad. I met Syd Millar on a flight from Paris to Belfast 10 years ago and he told me that at his heaviest he was 15 st 7 pounds and the average weight in the pack would have been around that weight.
Did you know that CMH Gibson was the first ever replacement in international rugby, 1967-68 season I believe. now he would make clowns of most modern day centres with the above proviso. A few of his Welsh contemporaries come to mind too.
Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:17 pm
by Snipe Watson
I checked today and would you believe, it Joost van der Westhuizen is still the best scrumhalf ever to play the game.
Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 12:47 pm
by Jackie Brown
Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 1:10 pm
by BR
*Our* Mr Terblanche, or one of the many others?
Re: Joost van der Westhuizen
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:39 pm
by Jackie Brown
Our Stefan
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