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Article: RU: England face battle to control van der Westhuizen
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- December 4, 1998
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
12-04-1998
RU: England face battle to control van der Westhuizen
By Barney Spender
LONDON, Dec 4 Reuters - England will need to control scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen if
it is to have any chance of stopping South Africa setting a world record of 18 consecutive
test wins at Twickenham on Saturday.
Tall and strong, van der Westhuizen is probably the leading scrumhalf in the world as he
successfully combines his job as linkman between a mobile pack of forwards and a powerful set
of backs.
He has a reputation for having a keen sense for the kill - in his case the opposition
tryline.
Van der Westhuizen is already South Africa's leading try scorer ever ...