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Article: Van der Westhuizen, the survivor, leads Boks into battle
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- October 10, 2003
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AP Worldstream
10-10-2003
By TONY HARPER
Associated Press Writer
PERTH, Australia (AP) _ In the political furnace that is South African rugby, Joost van der Westhuizen has been a remarkable survivor.
The Springboks' most capped player, who considered his international career over at the start of 2002, leads his country into its opening World Cup match against Uruguay on Saturday night.
With dramas over race issues continuing to dominate at home, team captain Corne Krige laid low with a hamstring strain and a youthful squad featuring three new faces, coach Rudi Straeuli has turned to the man who has never let his country down. It will be his 86th cap and at 32 he still possesses the same ...