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PERSONAL DETAILS
FULL NAME Joost Heystek
SURNAME Van der Westhuizen
HEIGHT 188 cm
WEIGHT 92 Kg
BIRTH DATE 20 February 1971
BIRTH PLACE Pretoria
SECONDARY SCHOOL FH Odendaal High School, Pretoria
TERTIARY EDUCATION University of Pretoria
PLAYER WRITE-UP
Joost van der Westhuizen will be remembered as one of the greatest Springboks of all time, having held the SA Test try-scoring record for years despite playing scrumhalf. He was very quick, always knew where the gaps were and could create something out of nothing. Van der Westhuizen captained the Boks in 10 of his 89 Tests and played in three RWC tournaments, including the victorious campaign in 1995. He played a total of 111 matches for South Africa - the third most ever behind Victor Matfield and John Smit (at the end of 2012).

Position: Scrumhalf (87) Wing (2)
Province: Blue Bulls
Springbok number: 593
Test debut: 6 November 1993 vs Argentina in Buenos Aires aged 22
Last test: 8 November 2003 vs New Zealand in Melbourne aged 32
Total tests: 89
Tour matches: 22
Total Springbok matches: 111
Win ratio: 60-28-1
Honours: SA Rugby Player of the Year nominee (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 & 1999); SA Rugby Young Player of the Year nominee (1992).
RUGBY CAREER
POSITION Scrumhalf
TRIES 49
CONVERSIONS 1
PENALTIES 1
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 250
 
SPRINGBOK CAREER
CAPS 89
TRIES 38
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 190
TEST RECORD
OPPOSITION P W D L T C PE DG PTS
Argentina 6 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 20
Australia 15 8 1 6 1 0 0 0 5
British Isles 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 10
Canada 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England 11 5 0 6 4 0 0 0 20
Fiji 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 4 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 15
Italy 4 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 15
New Zealand 17 5 0 12 6 0 0 0 30
Samoa 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland 5 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 20
Spain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tonga 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
Uruguay 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 20
USA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales 6 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 30
SQUAD LIST
South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup - 2003
South Africa RWC Warm-ups - 2003
South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2003
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2003
Bulls Vodacom Super 12 - 2003
Blue Bulls Bankfin Currie Cup - 2002
South Africa A Incoming Tours - 2002
South Africa Springboks Outgoing Tour - 2001
South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2001
Blue Bulls Bankfin Currie Cup - 2001
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2001
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2001
Bulls Vodacom Super 12 - 2001
South Africa SA to Argentina & the UK - 2000
South Africa XV SA to Argentina & the UK - 2000
South Africa Nelson Mandela Challenge - 2000
Mr Price Blue Bulls Bankfin Currie Cup - 2000
South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2000
South Africa England to SA - 2000
South Africa Canada to SA - 2000
Northern Bulls Vodacom Super 12 - 2000
South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup - 1999
South Africa Winfield Tri-Nations - 1999
Blue Bulls Bankfin Currie Cup - 1999
Northern Bulls Winfield Super 12 - 1999
South Africa SA to UK and Ireland - 1998
South Africa Winfield Tri-Nations - 1998
Blue Bulls Bankfin Currie Cup - 1998
South Africa England to SA - 1998
South Africa Wales to SA - 1998
South Africa Ireland to SA - 1998
Northern Bulls Winfield Super 12 - 1998
South Africa SA to Europe - 1997
South Africa Winfield Tri Nations - 1997
South Africa Tonga to SA - 1997
South Africa British & Irish Lions Tour - 1997
Blue Bulls Bankfin Currie Cup - 1997
Blue Bulls Winfield Super 12 - 1997
South Africa SA to Arg, France & Wales - 1996
South Africa XV SA to Arg, France & Wales - 1996
South Africa NZ to South Africa - 1996
South Africa Winfield Tri Nations - 1996
South African XV Other National Games - 1996
South Africa Fiji to SA - 1996
Blue Bulls Bankfin Currie Cup - 1996
Northern Transvaal Winfield Super 12 - 1996
South Africa SA to Italy & Eng - 1995
South Africa Wales to SA - 1995
South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup - 1995
South Africa Western Samoa to SA - 1995
South Africa SA to Wales & Scotland - 1994
South Africa Argentina to SA - 1994
South Africa SA to New Zealand - 1994
South Africa England to SA - 1994
South Africa SA to Argentina - 1993
South Africa SA to Australia - 1993
South Africa France to SA - 1993
MATCH CENTRE
FIXTURES
     
RESULTS
     
Lions Challenge
Friday, June 21 2013
19:00 - MTN Lions vs Sharks
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Internationals
Saturday, June 22 2013
09:35 - New Zealand vs France
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
British & Irish Lions
12:00 - Australia vs B & I Lions
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Castle Lager Incoming Series
14:15 - Scotland vs Italy
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
17:15 - South Africa vs Samoa
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
IRB Junior World Championship
Sunday, June 23 2013
15:15 - South Africa vs New Zealand
Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
18:45 - Wales vs England
Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
U13 Craven Week
Monday, June 24 2013
08:30 - Golden Lions vs Zimbabwe
Warmbaths HS, Bela-Bela
LSEN Week
08:30 - Boland vs Valke
Daniel Pienaar A-Field, Uitenhage
08:30 - SWD vs Blue Bulls EO
Daniel Pienaar B-Field, Uitenhage
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