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Joost van der Westhuizen 'putting up incredible fight'

A post to the J9 Foundation Facebook page gave an update on his condition early on Sunday

JOOST VAN DER WESTHUIZEN'S PLAYING CAREER Joost van der Westhuizen is one one of the most capped South African rugby players of all time with 89 and who scored 38 tries for his country.

The 45 year old retired scrum half won his first cap a year after the Springboks returned to international rugby in 1992 and was in the Rainbow Nation side that won the World Cup at home three years later.

Van der Westhuizen would go on to captain the side for four replica van cleef and arpels jewelry years before retiring from all rugby in 1993 van cleef clover earrings replica as the all time Springbok leading try scorer, a record that would later be broken by Bryan Habana, as well as the record cap holder. He played his entire club career for Provincial State side the Blue Bulls.

The South African rugby hero has motor neurone disease and is in a critical condition

The foundation was set up by Van der Westhuizen to aid people suffering from MND.

On Saturday, another statement from the foundation called for prayers for Van der Westhuizen, who is regarded as one of the finest scrum halves in rugby history.

He won 89 caps for the Springboks between 1993 and 2003, and scored 38 tries, helping the team win the 1995 World Cup on home soil.

His estranged wife, singer Amor Vittone, wrote on her Facebook page: 'Joost, at this moment is still critical in hospital, but showing us all his fighting spirit!'

She and Van der Westhuizen have two children, son Jordan and daughter Kylie.

Vittone added of Van der Westhuizen: 'Please keep him in your prayers and thank you for all the beautiful messages of encouragement. Jordan and Kylie have shown tremendous courage through this difficult time.'

WHAT IS MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE?Motor neurone disease is a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system. This leads to muscle weakness, often with visible wasting.

It occurs when specialist nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurones stop working properly.

Motor neurones control important muscle activity, such as: gripping, walking, speaking, swallowing and breathing.

Source: NHS

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