Article: Van der Westhuizen bows out


AAP Sports News (Australia)
11-08-2003
Van der Westhuizen bows out

by Julian Guyer

(PICTURES)



MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov 8 (AFP) - Joost van der Westhuizen was upbeat for
the future of South African rugby after his glittering 11-year Test career
ended in defeat against New Zealand here Saturday.

The 32-year-old scrum-half, South Africa's most-capped player and a key
member of the side that won the World Cup on home soil in 1995, said he felt no
disappointment for himself only his team-mates.

"It's not about sadness for ending my career, it's sadness for losing the
match. That's the sad part," said the Blue Bull star after New Zealand's 29-9
quarter-final win at Docklands ...

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