| Born | Jacobus Ferdinand van der Westhuizen (1965-12-16)16 December 1965 (age 59) Cape Town,Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stellenbosch University Rand Afrikaans University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus Ferdinand 'Cabous' van der Westhuizen (born 16 December 1965) is a formerSouth Africanrugby player. He never played in a test match, but played for South Africa in 11 tour matches.[1]
After finishing school, Van der Westhuizen enrolled atStellenbosch University for a degree in physical education and played for theMaties rugby team. On completion of his degree he moved to Johannesburg and made his provincial debut forTransvaal during 1989 and in 1991 he returned to theWestern Cape and was selected forWestern Province. He however injured his knee ligaments and after his rehabilitation, while playing forWestern Province League againstNatal, was spotted by the Natal coach,Ian McIntosh, who persuaded him to move to Natal, where he spent seven seasons.[2]
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.[3]
Van der Westhuizen toured with the Springboks toNew Zealand in 1994 and at the end of 1994 toBritain and Ireland, playing in 11 tour matches and scoring two tries for South Africa.[4]