Joost van der Westhuizen returns to Loftus one last time
Rugby supporters, former players and dignitaries have gathered at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria for the official funeral of rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen.
Emotional scenes, as members of the 1995 winning Rugby World Cup Springbok team carried the casket through the tunnel and onto the field.
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Supporters arrived to say farewell from early this morning.
President Jacob Zuma has declared a special provincial official funeral for the South African rugby legend.
Fellow players, most of them from the 1995 Rugby World Cup team also paid their last respects.