CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African World Cup winner Joost van der Westhuizen, counted among rugby’s greatest scrumhalves, died on Monday at the age of 45.
Van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2011 and given two-and-a-half years to live, but led a brave fight for not just his own life, but also greater awareness and understanding of the debilitating condition.
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