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Joost van der Westhuizen

South African rugby union footballer (1971–2017)

  • Fame55.8
  • Momentum25.0
  • South Africa rank#152
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  • Fame55.8
  • Momentum25.0
  • South Africa rank#152
  • Wikipedia17.3K
Lived 1971–2017, aged 46South Africa
South AfricaSouth AfricaFootballersFootball / Soccer Player
  • Wikipedia
    16 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in South Africa
    #152
    Footballers
  • Era
    1971–2017
    Aged 46
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-08-23

Joost van der Westhuizen was a South African professional rugby union player who made 89 appearances in test matches for the national team, scoring 38 tries. He mostly played as a scrum-half and participated in three Rugby World Cups, most notably in the 1995 tournament, which was won by South Africa. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest scrumhalves in the history of this sport.

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  • Bulls
    1996–2003
  • Blue Bulls
    1993–2003
  • South Africa national rugby union team
    1993–2003
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1993–2003190
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Awards

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  • World Rugby Hall of Fame
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Fame
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55.8
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Score components
Momentum25.0
Historical14.0
Now attention100.0
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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#152
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