WE GO AGAIN
KEVIN MCCALLUM: Loftus faithful in final farewell to their demigod Joost
Van der Westhuizen was a god at Loftus, writes Kevin McCallum
For a good few years, in the main stand at Loftus Versfeld, a man with "McDonald" stencilled on the back of his Blue Bulls shirt would turn away from the field several times before, during and after matches, and look behind him. That was where Joost van der Westhuizen would sit in the commentary booth as a match analyst for SuperSport. Every match, McDonald, who seemed to have the same two or three friends at every match, would say "hello" to Van der Westhuizen. If something happened on the field that had the locals baying for blood, McDonald would turn around to see how Joost reacted. If the Bulls scored or did something spectacular, McDonald would turn around to see how Joost celebrated. Most weeks, McDonald would pass some memorabilia through the small space at the top of the window of his booth for Joost to sign. I suspect McDonald may have the world’s greatest collection of Joost van der Westhuizen autographs. Van der Westhuizen was a god at Loftus and he knew it. The mantle re...
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