Fan's beautiful tribute in honour of Joost van der Westhuizen
A fan of the late Joost van der Westhuizen has made a touching video as a tribute to the legend - and it's got the country in tears!
The passing of former Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen, who fought a lengthy battle with motor neuron disease, has left the country and the sports industry in mourning.
A fan by the name of Keiran Duignan created a four-minute short film, titled ‘Number 9’, in honour of Joost van der Westhuizen - and it has gone viral.
“A short tribute film of one of the greatest Scrum-Halves ever to play Rugby Union. I made this film to try and help raise awareness to the destructive degenerative disease ALS-MND” - reported GoodThingsGuys.
The memorial service will start at Loftus at 12:30 on Friday and will be open to the public. It will also be broadcast live on SuperSport.