Joost still in critical condition
Former Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen is still in a critical condition, his J9 Foundation confirms.
Releasing a statement last night, the J9 Foundation confirmed:
"Joost remains in a critical condition in hospital.
He went through an extremely critical phase earlier on today (yesterday) however they have managed to stabilize him.
He continues to fight in true Joost style.
The family appreciates the support and prayers from everyone around the world and ask that everyone continues to keep him in their prayers.
We ask that the media respect the privacy of the family so that they can remain his pillars of strength at this critical time.
Also we ask that people please stop fabricating stories and sending out false reports around his condition, we will continue to update as and when there are changes."
No further updates have been issued.