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February 6, 2017
Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby union footballer (born 1971)
Joost van der Westhuizen
Joost 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 one of the greatest scrumhalves in the history of this sport.
February 6
February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 328 days remain until the end of the year.