Joost

JC

Not unexpected I suppose but a great shame. He was a great player and seemed to be a true gent. RIP Joost.

No Quarter

Without a doubt one of the games greats both on and off the field, and same as @taniwharugby one of my all time favourites. Very sad to hear. RIP.

Kirwan

Way too young, RIP.

MN5

Awesome player. As others say up there as one of my favourites. third bloke from the 95 WC final to pass away. RIP.

antipodean

I loved watching Joost play. RIP

Paekakboyz

A true great and a champ of a man. RIP bro, you will be missed hugely around the world.

Frank

@MN5
Jonah, Joost and....? Curious.

Bovidae

@Frank Kruger?

MN5

@Frank said in Joost:

@MN5
Jonah, Joost and....? Curious.

Yep Kruger. He was a fucken hardass if I recall. Another bloke of similar ilk from that era ( Andre Venter ) is also not well at all.

Bovidae

Kruger wasn't big by SA loose forward standards but he was tough.

Out of the 3 players he actually was the youngest (39 yrs) when he died after a long battle with brain cancer in 2010.

booboo

Throw in coach Christie as well.

MiketheSnow

So sad

Daffy Jaffy

Joost's memorial service live on Sky pop up channel 57 tonight at 11pm - FYI.

MN5

@Bovidae said in Joost:

Kruger wasn't big by SA loose forward standards but he was tough.

Out of the 3 players he actually was the youngest (39 yrs) when he died after a long battle with brain cancer in 2010.

Him and Venter were great players. Real old school hard men. Really sad their health packed in like it did.

pakman

Joost was a great, a gamechanger in the truest sense. Possibly the best 8 of last thirty years. RIP.

Kruger also phenomonal. Kronfeld said in his book that he learned more about running lines from Kruger than any other player.

pakman

@pakman 9!!!

The Silver Fern

Joost