List of Famous people with last name Westhuizen

Joost van der Westhuizen

First Name Joost

Last Name Westhuizen

Born on February 20, 1971

Died on February 6, 2017 (aged 45)

Born in South Africa, Gauteng

Height 185 cm | 6'1

Joost Heystek 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 the greatest scrumhalf of all time.

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