Samoa gives love to Joost
23 September 2015 - 02:27
In a poignant reminder that for all the violent collisions and scuffles on the field, rugby is a sport that brings people together, the Samoan team have posted a moving musical tribute to Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen on their Facebook page. In 2011 the World Cup winning scrumhalf was diagnosed with motor neuron disease and given between two and five years to live.
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