LIVE: Joost van der Westhuizen remembered at Loftus
Updated | By JacarandaFM News
Former Springbok and rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen will be remembered at a public memorial service at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria this afternoon.
Van der Westhuizen passed away after a long battle with Motor Neuron Disease on Monday.
The memorial is set to start at 12.30pm and members of the public have been urged to wear their green and gold to show their support today.
Close family and friends will be attending a private ceremony this morning, before the casket is moved to the stadium.
Several of Joost's 1995 Rugby World Cup team mates are also set to be in attendance.
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