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		Van der Westhuizen, who has spent four months recovering from a groin injury, will start on the reserves' bench for the Northern Bulls in Sunday's Super 12 match here against the Canterbury Crusaders, who have lost Marshall for the season with a snapped achilles tendon.
		Van der Westhuizen raised eyebrows in New Zealand last year when he was quoted as rating Australian George Gregan and Welshman Rob Howley ahead of him as the world's best scrumhalves.
		Van der Westhuizen suffered his groin injury on South Africa's triumphant tour of Europe last November and his second-half appearance against the Brumbies was his first outing since then.
	www.dispatch.co.za /1998/04/02/sport/SUPER.HTM (866 words)

	Joost van der Westhuizen -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		With his steely blue eyes and uncharacteristically big build for a scrum half, he was known as an aggressive and fast runner and ferocious defender.
		Joost was best suited to a very physical type of game, often mixing it up with the forwards.
		In spite of this Joost became (A South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air) Springboks rugby captain.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/joost_van_der_westhuizen.htm (246 words)

	icWales - Newport will get their fee returned (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Van der Westhuizen, South Africa's record cap-holder, said he was staying at home so he could continue playing international rugby.
		Van der Westhuizen's contract with the Blue Bulls runs out at the end of the year, but the Currie Cup team are understood to want to resign him for next year's domestic provincial and southern hemisphere Super 12 tournament.
		Van der Westhuizen led the Blue Bulls to Currie Cup glory three years ago and is expected to captain them in the competition on Sunday when they face Griquas in Pretoria.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0500rugbyunion/0200news/page.cfm?objectid=11284873&method=full (741 words)

	Joost ready for Bok captaincy challenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Twenty-eight-year-old Van der Westhuizen admitted that it will be difficult to pick up the side for the Tri-Nations match against New Zealand at Minolta Loftus on August 7 in the wake of their heavy tour defeats to the All Blacks and Australia.
		Van der Westhuizen, who spent a long time on the sidelines following an injury to knee ligaments in South Africa's 13-7 defeat to England at Twickenham in December last year, felt he had overcome the injury physically and psychologically.
		Van der Westhuizen, who was South Africa's vice-captain last year, will become the fourth player to captain the Springboks this year following on Teichmann and stand-ins Corne Krige and Johan Erasmus.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/Sport7-99/joost.htm (465 words)

	icWales - Rob was rugby great, says Joost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		JOOST van der Westhuizen returns to one of his fondest battlegrounds today.
		Van der Westhuizen has travelled especially to South Wales to ensure that injured Rob Howley gets the send-off he deserves.
		Van der Westhuizen said: "Rob was one of the best scrum-halves in a generation.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0500rugbyunion/0200news/tm_objectid=15594261&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=rob-was-rugby-great--says-joost-name_page.html (237 words)

	BBC News \| Rugby Union \| Same old problem for Joost
		South Africa captain, Joost van der Westhuizen, will miss the best part of the Super 12 season for the third year running, after injuring his right knee in the World Cup semi-final defeat against Australia.
		Van der Westhuizen is expected to spend at least two months resting before the rehabilitation process can begin.
		It is the third successive year that Van der Westhuizen has ended a trip to the nothern hemisphere with a long-term injury.
	newsrss.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/sport/rugby_union/newsid_514000/514293.stm (225 words)

	Boks: peaking at the right time? - SouthAfrica.info
		From the ensuing maul, Joost van der Westhuizen broke blind, and when the desperate cover defence finally reached him he passed inside to Joe van Niekerk.
		Unfortunately, Van Niekerk provided one of the few low points for the Springboks, suffering a serious injury to his right knee which has ruled him out of the rest of the World Cup.
		Fullback Jaco van der Westhuysen showed he is going to be a big loss to Springbok rugby when he continues his career in Japan.
	www.southafrica.info /springboks/rwc_sa_samoa.htm (895 words)

	SaRugby
		Since winning his first cap as a 22-year-old, Joost van der Westhuizen has been a regular fixture in the Springbok squad, breaking record after record to be widely regarded as one of the finest scrumhalves of all time.
		Joost, who has been named as one of South Africa's five players of the year in six of the last seven years, career highlights include that memorable 1995 Rugby World Cup Final, leading the Blue Bulls to the 1998 Bankfin Currie Cup title and winning the Winfield Tri-Nations in 1998.
		Joost is one of seven players who have played 50 test matches or more for South Africa (as at the end of 2004).
	www.sarfu.org.za /profiles.asp?id=18215&cl=yes (434 words)

	Joost move still in doubt - This Is Gwent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But whereas originally SARFU appeared willing to let van der Westhuizen play overseas partly because he was out of form, now he is back to his best and they could be trying to insist that if he goes his international career will be over.
		Van der Westhuizen told the Argus only last week that he was excited by the challenge of helping Newport.
		Van der Westhuizen is due to arrive at Newport on September 4.
	archive.thisisgwent.co.uk /2001/08/27/75915.html (385 words)

	Sunday Times - rugby - 06 Aug 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bulls coach Eugene van Wyk said the only approach he had about Smith was an informal one from Springbok scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen.
		Van der Westhuizen and Goosen made a short-lived attempt at what is now known as Brumbies rugby, with short passes and quick movements, but the Springbok scrumhalf soon reverted to type in the heat of battle, with long passes and muscular solo assaults.
		MARKED MAN: Joost van der Westhuizen is the centre of attraction among WP defenders at Newlands yesterday.
	www.suntimes.co.za /2000/08/06/sport/rugby/rugby01.htm (652 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of South Africans
		Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (2 March 1940 -) was a South African politician and is currently a political analyst and businessman.
		Joost van der Westhuizen (born 20 February 1971) is a former South African rugby union player who was the Springboks first choice scrum half in the late 1990s and a leading try scorer.
		Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 6 April 1978 in Groblersdal, Mpumalanga province, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays fly-half or full back.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-South-Africans (5773 words)

	Rugby.ie
		Joost van der Westhuizen today warned South Africa's World Cup rivals that his squad are motivated by the unifying spirit of 1995 and the historic day the Springboks were handed the World Cup by president Nelson Mandela.
		Van der Westhuizen is still prickly over the issue and would love nothing more than to bury that "perception" and for his team to cast all South African memories back to that day in 1995.
		From the outside it appeared South Africa were a side in disarray, but Van der Westhuizen insisted the episode simply helped forge unity.
	www.rugby.ie /news/breaking.asp?b=120156 (501 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| Rugby World Cup \| Team Pages \| South Africa \| Joost tips SA recovery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Retiring South African scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen said he was upbeat about the future of Springbok rugby, despite their exit from the World Cup.
		Van der Westhuizen, South Africa's most-capped player and a key member of the World Cup-winning side on home soil in 1995, admitted he was disappointed for his team-mates.
		But Van der Westhuizen predicted a successful future for the Springboks, provided the nucleus of the present side remained intact.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/team_pages/south_africa/3253373.stm (494 words)

	CNNSI.com - Rugby Union - Springboks drop Van der Westhuizen - Wednesday July 05, 2000 02:58 PM
		Van der Westhuizen has been struggling with his form since returning to the game in May after injuring his knee during the 1999 World Cup.
		Although he was retained on the substitutes bench, Van der Westhuizen was among six changes to the side that lost to England.
		Flyhalf Braam van Straaten, who was replaced by Louis Koen, was not considered after suffering a concussion against England.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2000/07/05/springboks_vanderwesthuizen (436 words)

	Joost's brother gets medal
		Pretoria - Joost van der Westhuizen's older brother stole the limelight from his rugby-playing brother on Wednesday night when the police honoured him with a sought-after bravery award.
		Inspector Wessie van der Westhuizen and his colleague, Inspector Louwtjie Lourens, were the first police officers in Gauteng to receive the Silver Cross for bravery.
		During a chase on the R21 highway and later in Kempton Park, the suspects fired at Van der Westhuizen and Lourens with AK-47s.
	www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1600823,00.html (372 words)

	Sunday Times - South Africa's best selling newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Van der Westhuizen said the ring was handmade based on a sketch by his fiancée.
		The announcement of their wedding plans comes just over a month after Van der Westhuizen first spoke to the Sunday Times about the relationship, saying media reports that he had left his wife, Marlene, for Vittone had led to them making contact at the end of January.
		Van der Westhuizen, who is still nursing an injury, reorganised his busy schedule to join Vittone as she toured the country to promote her new album, Young Forever.
	www.sundaytimes.co.za /2002/05/05/news/news50.asp (702 words)

	SABCnews.com - sport/rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		South Africa scrum half Joost van der Westhuizen, who has said he would quit international rugby after the World Cup, is adamant that moment will not follow Saturday's quarter-final against the All Blacks.
		Van der Westhuizen has seen off 13 rivals for his position since his international debut 12 seasons ago.
		Van der Westhuizen is no longer captain, as he was in the 1999 tournament but he is the only survivor of the victorious 1995 team and the ramifications of that 15-12 victory over the All Blacks are something he believes will never be repeated.
	www.sabcnews.com /sport/rugby/0,2172,68540,00.html (318 words)

	SABCnews.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joost is one of the most influencial players in the South African team and is certainly the most experienced.
		The scrumhalf led the team in the first match of this years cup after Corne Krige withdrew with a hamstring injury.
		Van der Westhuizen scored three tries in the match.
	www.sabcnews.com /features/rugby_2003/Joost.html (75 words)

	Backpage Article Display (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Johannesburg - Singer Amor Vittone-Van der Westhuizen wants to take the sex rag, Loslyf, to court after they "mistakenly" published a picture of her with her right breast apparently revealed while she was doing a turn on the catwalk.
		Vittone-Van der Westhuizen said on Thursday: "My lawyer brought it to my house because he said it was too vile to discuss over the phone.
		According to Vittone-Van der Westhuizen, husband Joost van der Westhuizen, who is in Britain at the moment - also signed the interdict because the magazine also alludes to him.
	www.news24.com /News24/Backpage/Crime_Court/0,5583,2-1343-1345_1623443,00.html (313 words)

	ABC Sport - Rugby Union - Injured Van der Westhuizen heads home
		Van der Westhuizen played for only seven minutes before limping off with ligament damage in the Bulls' 26-16 defeat.
		Bulls coach Rudy Joubert says van der Westhuizen will not require an operation but will be out for two to four weeks.
		Fortunately, van der Westhuizen's injury was not to the knee that has required three operations.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s808939.htm (340 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| rugby \| news Krige to skipper World Cup side
		Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli on Tuesday confirmed what was generally predicted, naming Corné Krige as his World Cup captain and Joost van der Westhuizen as the skipper for the Boks' opening test against Scotland in Durban on Saturday, June 7.
		The newcomers are Lions' centre Gcobani Bobo, Free State Cheetahs' hooker Hanyani Shimange, Blue Bulls' prop Richard Bands, Lions' loose-forward Wikus van Heerden and Cheetahs' loose-forward Jaun Smith.
		The announcement of Van der Westhuizen as captain was generally expected, after other captaincy candidates — Krige, Bob Skinstad and John Smit — were all ruled out of the Scotland Test through injury.
	sport.iafrica.com /rugby/news/240266.htm (540 words)

	SaRugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joost van der Westhuizen and Jaque Fourie, one a Springbok in the twilight of his career and the other just setting out, sparked South Africa to a satisfying 72-6 victory over Uruguay in their opening RWC 2003 match in Perth on Saturday.
		Captain for the night Van der Westhuizen scored a hat-trick of tries — the first inside the first minute and the second after another five minutes — while Fourie, the “baby” of the team, showed electric pace to dot down twice in a 12-try performance by the Springboks.
		Given that Joost van der Westhuizen was awarded his hat-trick after making the faintest of scrapes over the line with the ball it seemed an extremely pedantic decision to deny Hougaard — but such is rugby officialdom.
	www.sarfu.org.za /?aid=96348 (1008 words)

	Rugby World Magazine Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Former Springbok scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen and former Wales fly-half Neil Jenkins have been confirmed as definites in the Barbarians' squad to face the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Wednesday, March 3.
		The veteran pairing of Van der Westhuizen and Jenkins boast over 160 international Test caps between them and although both have stepped down from international rugby, they will provide the Tigers with plenty to think about.
		Van der Westhuizen, 32, is the most-capped Springbok of all time, while Jenkins, also 32, is the world record points-scorer.
	www.rugbyworld.com /Zuric_Premiership/Tournament_News/story_34282.shtml (273 words)

	Uruguay rugby news, commentary, fun, fixtures, results, downloads and features from Rugby365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Van der Westhuizen, who stood in as captain for the injured Corné Krige, completed his hat-trick in the second half.
		Under the astute guidance of Van der Westhuizen, the Boks flexed their muscles from the opening kick-off, smashing the Uruguayans out of the way to score inside the first minute when the captain strolled over.
		The official clock had not yet reached five minutes when Van der Westhuizen scored his second try, as the Boks enjoyed a monopoly of possession and territory.
	www.rugby365.com /COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/Uraguay/Country_News/story_31485.shtml (740 words)

	Sport \| Joost shuns early retirement
		Joost van der Westhuizen has been rolling back the years by making the darting breaks which marked his arrival on the international scene 10 years ago.
		South Africa's scrum-half had cut a sad figure at the last World Cup, when he was ordered to subjugate his creativity by being merely a link between forwards and backs.
		South Africa: Van der Westhuyzen; Willemse, Muller, Barry, Delport; Hougaard, Van der Westhuizen; Bezuidenhout, Smit, Rautenbach, Botha, Matfield, Krige (capt), Rossouw, Smith.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4791971-111667,00.html (493 words)

	SOUTH AFRICA 45 CHEETAHS 24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		JOOST VAN DER WESTHUIZEN (usually nicknamed SNAIL) started the match off with a brilliant close range try — after a mere 35 seconds.
		THE SNAIL (JOOST) was on fire again as he spotted a gap the size of QUINTON DAVIDS girlfriend.
		SOUTH AFRICA: 15 Werner Greeff, 14 Ashwin Willemse, 13 Jorrie Muller, 12 Gcobani Bobo, 11 Thinus Delport, 10 Louis Koen, 9 Joost van der Westhuizen, 8 Juan Smith, 7 Joe van Niekerk, 6 Corné Krige (captain), 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Selborne Boome, 3 Richard Bands, 2 John Smit, 1 Christo Bezuidenhout.
	www.gal.co.za /newsitem.php?id=444 (502 words)

	The Witness Group - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Speaking at a recent FNB breakfast, South Africa's 1995 World Cup winning captain pointed out that, of the four players earlier fingered as likely captains, Joost van der Westhuizen had to get the nod, if only by default.
		Van der Westhuizen, Pienaar said, clearly played a leading role in the Bulls' modest Super 12 revival, John Smit has not seen any action, Krige is battling with injury, and Bobby Skinstad's form is questionable.
		His observations were confined to the captaincy merits of the quartet at face value and did not dwell on whether any of the four are necessarily the best players in their respective positions, or what happens if the appointed leader, for whatever reason, doesn't make the trip Down Under in October.
	www.witness.co.za /content/2003_05/15708.htm (616 words)

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