Jacobus Ferdinand 'Cabous' van der Westhuizen (born 16 December 1965) is a former South African

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player. He never played in a test match, but played for South Africa in 11 tour matches.

Rugby career

After finishing school, Van der Westhuizen enrolled at

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for a degree in physical education and played for the Maties rugby team. On completion of his degree he moved to Johannesburg and made his provincial debut for during 1989 and in 1991 he returned to the

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and was selected for . He however injured his knee ligaments and after his rehabilitation, while playing for against , was spotted by the Natal coach,

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, who persuaded him to move to Natal, where he spent seven seasons. With his retirement from rugby, Van der Westhuizen held the Natal record for most tries in a career, namely 90 in 128 games, as well as most tries in a season, with 28 during the 1993 season. Van der Westhuizen toured with the Springboks to New Zealand in 1994 and at the end of 1994 to Britain and Ireland, playing in 11 tour matches and scoring two tries for South Africa.

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Rugby career

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