South Africa rugby star Joost van der Westhuizen dies after battle with motor neurone disease

World Cup winner Joost van der Westhuizen has died after a long battle with motor neurone disease at the age of 45.

South Africa rugby star Joost van der Westhuizen dies after battle with motor neurone disease

World Cup winner Joost van der Westhuizen has died after a long battle with motor neurone disease at the age of 45.

The former South Africa scrum-half was diagnosed with the condition in 2011 and was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital on Saturday morning.

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