Joost van der Westhuizen will be remembered for inspirational spirit and dignity | Robert Kitson

South Africa’s World Cup-winner ranked among the finest scrum-halves the world has seen but the bravery he displayed in his fight against motor neurone disease was more inspiring stillAmong the most memorable pictures in South African sport is an image of the hulking Jonah Lomu being tackled by the Springbok No9 Joost van der Westhuizen at a crucial juncture in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. Two great players in their prime, then aged 20 and 24 respectively. Both, tragically, have now passed on within the past 15 months. Even athletic immortals do not earn immunity from real life’s sting.Perh…