Joost van der Westhuizen: A Tribute to an Iconic Career

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3 жыл бұрын

From Pretoria to World Cup glory, Joost van der Westhuizen was an international icon in world rugby. On what would have been the South African legends 50th birthday, we look back at some of his most famous moments, including his iconic try saving tackle on Jonah Lomu in the World Cup final, where South Africa went on to win the Cup on home soil. Joost passed away from motor-neurone disease in 2017, but his legacy on and off the pitch lives on.
What is your favourite Joost van der Westhuizen memory? Let us know in the comments.
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@WorldRugby 3 жыл бұрын

What is your favourite Joost van der Westhuizen memory? Let us know in the comments.

@worldallycat 3 жыл бұрын

His try in the 3rd test v the lions.

@carolmorris404 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, may Joost and Jonah RIP.

@Davidkxf 3 жыл бұрын

His tackle on Jonah Lomu in 95 RWC final

@davidrees2164 3 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal scrum half.

@martinvanrensburg4441 3 жыл бұрын

Joost in n springbok trui

@nodeartr8134 3 жыл бұрын

Joost halting Jonah is one of my favourite rugby moments. Two of the greatest legends from either team in the best David v Goliath moment

@TheMarathonomahos 3 жыл бұрын

Living in NZ I obviously want to say an All Black halfback was the best, but no one matched Joost. He was the complete halfback. What couldn't he do? The guy was a freak. Maybe one of the most complete rugby players I've seen in my 83 years.

@tonyjlorns1727 Жыл бұрын

Him and Jonah

@TheMarathonomahos Жыл бұрын

@@tonyjlorns1727 Jonah was a great player, but he wasn't the complete package in his position. South Africa were very clever on that they identified his weaknesses, which is probably why he never managed to score against them.

@richardgrant418 7 ай бұрын

@@TheMarathonomahosWhat did Jonah lack?? He has the equal highest number of tries in World Cups - but achieved that in less games than any of the other players. What more would you want from a winger? ??

@KwizatsHaderach8 3 ай бұрын

@richardgrant418 Yeah agree - comment above yours a bit silly. Jonah was as much a freak in his position as Joost was. Arguably the best wing (one of) of all time (hate absolutes). A wing's main job is to finish a movement and actually score the try - Jonah did that with a strike rate that that was unrivalled. I think their friendship was partly born out of this and their sharing or debilitating diseases. Obviously the legacy and ongoing rivalry of Boks vs Blacks underpinned this too.

@bushbabybotha9943 27 күн бұрын

@@richardgrant418he lacked handling skills, kicking skills, catching skills, the only skills he had were steroids which destroyed his kidneys.

@skee6793 3 жыл бұрын

Absolute Legend, much love & respect from Fiji 🇫🇯❤

@duncanwcraig9668 3 жыл бұрын

Joost had an amazing impact on World rugby. Best 9 I’ve ever seen. Thanks 🙏 from a NZ bloke. Man he was good !

@smallsymcsmalls8331 3 жыл бұрын

A brilliant, brilliant player. I’m so glad I got to watch him play live so many times.

@eugenemakwena6792 3 жыл бұрын

Had a big Joost poster in my room as a 9 year old boy. Never supported the Bulls but Joost was and still is one of my greatest rugby heroes! Long live J9🇿🇦💚

@jpowell2603 Жыл бұрын

Much respect to this champion! RIP Joost from New Zealand 💯👏👏

@GFUNK27 3 жыл бұрын

this man took on Jonah lomu in 95 world cup and did not stop he the reason I played rugby and why I were number 9 on my back in my playing days this man is the G9OAT

@newcause5936 3 жыл бұрын

Bill McLaren commentating when Joost was playing against Scotland was the best ever! He admired this unorthodox nr.9 almost wishing his team could have a player like this...I'm pretty sure Bill is a speaker up in heaven. The only other 'big 9' I can think of is Mike Philips from Wales... Please add other names to the hat if you can think of similar 9's. Rip Joost and Bill.

@TipOfAfrica0010 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I do recall Bill McLaren waxing lyrical about Joost...

@canadiancontent352 3 жыл бұрын

Connor Murrays relatively tall for a 9, he used to score a lot too! 4 against the ABs

@tobyhart8515 3 жыл бұрын

Robert du Preez

@MrFijibati 3 жыл бұрын

What a LEGEND👍 One of the best if not the best #9 to ever play in the game - modern day #9 lack the Will, Heart and Courage of Joost🇿🇦 Definitely in my World Rugby Hall of Fame🥇

@WorldRugby 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Champion in every sense of the word 🏆

@davidrees2164 3 жыл бұрын

Defo the best number 9 of all time.

@oliverhunter9495 2 жыл бұрын

It’s tough isn’t it because the other 9 is Gareth Edwards who essentially changed it everything in rugby. But i agree it’s impossible to separate them, for me he was the best player of his era , such a sad death but what an incredible life.

@Deontjie 2 жыл бұрын

Joost was the Springbok's second choice after Johan Roux. Joost only played because Roux got a knock and decided not to continue play. According to me Roux was not even South Africa's third best number nine at that time. How they preferred Roux over Joost is still a mystery. Same reason why the world's best number eight was not selected?

@chadalexander8722 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary here - thank u for your service - RIP , Mr Joost V/D Westhuizen(Legend)!

@hippz11 2 жыл бұрын

As a hardcore all blacks fan he was one of my favourite rugby players growing up absolute legend 💪

@davidrees2164 3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to have witnessed this amazing player, the best scrum half I have ever seen.

@agnostic47 3 жыл бұрын

Just a great player. Taken cruelly soon.

@moniqueranouna5926 Жыл бұрын

RIP LEGEND - FOREVER

@reinhardtherrmann5485 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best, if not the best no.9 in the world

@philmcnamara299 2 жыл бұрын

Wat a brilliant player he was gutsy nimble of foot great to read the game remember him with a smile I surly will gave his all in every game tuff as nails he was

@MrKelso85 Жыл бұрын

One thing I know, is that him and Jonah are in heaven, and he’s still the only Man who could reliably tackle Lomu at full speed 🙏

@paulgrantchinn5926 Жыл бұрын

What a player, what man

@derekglasspool946 2 жыл бұрын

What a 9 loved watching him just fabulous.

@jamesrichards4294 Жыл бұрын

From an Englishman who’s watched a lot of sport, Joost was a heck of a player.

@louisjwiese5515 3 жыл бұрын

That is just his world cup performances... And he didn't recover in time for the final. He played with broken ribs.

@Wall1s_ 3 жыл бұрын

I thought ‘recover’ wasn’t right. I bruised my rib once, six weeks it took me to recover. And I think André Joubert played with a broken hand?

@louisjwiese5515 3 жыл бұрын

@@Wall1s_ Yes, Joubert had a special glove imported for the final, in order to be able to handle the ball during the final. That team had a bit of talent here and there (Joubert and Joost being two of them), but it was more their sheer bloody mindedness that won them that final. What we call "harde-gat" or "hardkoppigheid" I suppose (basically the same as hardheadedness/stubbornness). The All Blacks at the time, were obviously more talented. Just goes to show what difference a team's mentality can make in the World Cup.

@wezvandez 3 жыл бұрын

Joost played with a broken rib and Joubert with a broken hand, and we still hear from sour folk about some fictional hotel employee called Suzie.

@carolmorris404 3 жыл бұрын

@@louisjwiese5515 are you family of our great Kobus Weise. Yes, I know it is a common surname in SA but I really would be interested to know 🇿🇦

@carolmorris404 3 жыл бұрын

@@wezvandez ag dit was sommer kak. As hulle haar Sarie genoem het so ek gedink dit kon miskien waar wees.

@reinhardthuman3565 3 жыл бұрын

What a great player and person i took a photo of him and my two sons at a springbok training and framed it what a legend thank you Joost RIP

@wezvandez 3 жыл бұрын

Baie dankie, Joost.

@rampageclover9788 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Joost, Ruben and Jonah

@umaimabaig1511 Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal player

@bushbabybotha9943 27 күн бұрын

He lives next to my grandfather in JHB, nice guy.

@thesupplementadvisor 3 жыл бұрын

RIP LEGEND - GOAT

@hillscanlon2717 7 ай бұрын

He is the GOAT 😊

@TheodoreCaesarMoseby 3 жыл бұрын

Greatest surname ever

@Deontjie 2 жыл бұрын

@steventheron1165 3 жыл бұрын

Joost was my inspiration when I was a kid. The diving passes, sniping through gaps and his tackling were things I tried to emulate.

@eliasbairamis6069 8 ай бұрын

RIP, Joost.

@bumbelb263 8 ай бұрын

Legend

@andretorres75 2 жыл бұрын

Legend! 🇿🇦9

@ompabaletserametse8643 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this vid, I here from his movie.

@SymValorant. 3 жыл бұрын

Best player ever

@WorldRugby 3 жыл бұрын

One of the ALL TIME greats!

@tonyjlorns1727 Жыл бұрын

Imagine Joost and Jonah playing in the same team

@Joffa85 3 жыл бұрын

Who cares about who’s the best have some respect ✊ rip legend

@haniffirdaus2136 3 жыл бұрын

GOAT

@janinegriffin950 8 ай бұрын

I love when the Boks beat New Zealand 😊😊

@RPedro87 3 жыл бұрын

For those saying Gareth Edwards is better... Gareth Edwards scored 20 tries in 53 appearances for Wales. Joost scored 38 tries in 89 appearances... Joost has more tries, a longer career and crucially a World Cup medal... Case closed.

@oliverhunter9495 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not always about stats, they played less internationals in those days and the World Cup didn’t exist. Gareth was probably the most influential player from 1969 until ???? But obviously things do change. Edwards changed how rugby was played and it’s churlish to deny just how good he was just because it was another era. But I do think it’s an really close call because Joost was such a special player and a many great players who played against say he was the best they saw.

@henryshen5445 Жыл бұрын

You don't usually see a scrumhalf crashing over a few big forwards, except Joost.

@elijahleesoobramoney6215 2 жыл бұрын

David vs Goliath 1995 RWC final...

@tupapa9637 2 жыл бұрын

Alguien me puede decir que le pasó que quedó cuadriplejo

@Merula-er1xr 6 ай бұрын

Tenía una enfermedad horrible, creo que el nombre correcto es esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) . Es progresiva y no tiene cura. Muy cruel.

@Davidkxf 3 жыл бұрын

He should have played on the flank.

@thelammas8283 8 ай бұрын

Ask Alex van Tonder 😂😂

@pjn2001 Жыл бұрын

Rus sag broer.

@themasterofunlocking5668 3 жыл бұрын

Only just behind Gareth Edwards as the greatest scrum half of all time. What a player.

@connievanzyl9200 3 жыл бұрын

You dream pal. Joost was the complete scrumhalf. He could do anything that Edwards could do better, and his attacking ability and defence for a scrumhalf was second to none. Literally made match winning tackles on his own multiple times and scored a record for a scrumhalf number of tries: 38.

@themasterofunlocking5668 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t deny any of that. He was a phenomenon. But Edwards is considered by many to be the greatest if not one of the greatest players players ever. He absolutely terrified the all blacks and springboks with the Lions in the early 70s and was part of a breathtaking Wales team that won multiple grand slams and six nations.

@mikeyraad568 3 жыл бұрын

That depends on where you come from.. Joost was my favourite player ever never mind a no.9

@themasterofunlocking5668 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeyraad568 Definitely . Now I’m not Welsh so I don’t have bias but it’s just my opinion.

@grantwilkinson24 2 жыл бұрын

I rate both Edwards and Joost. I would say Joost was better because he played in the modern era, but saying that Edwards I am sure would have also excelled if he played in the modern era.

@adrianboshoff1582 Жыл бұрын

The bad sportsmanship by the all blacks has made us dislike them eversince the great win by 2 disallowed tries by the great passionate bokke in the 1995 world cup.