The former Springbok scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen was rushed to hospital on Saturday morning.
Van der Westhuizen’s J9 Foundation made the announcement on its Facebook page, saying the rugby legend is in a critical condition.
The Facebook post reads: ‘The family and friends of Joost ask that you all pray for Joost. He was taken to hospital earlier today and is in a critical condition.
‘We ask that you all please respect the families time at the moment.
‘When we have updates we will let you know for now we ask that we all bow our heads in prayer.’
The J9 Foundation was formed by Van der Westhuizen to help those suffering from the same form of fatal illness that he was diagnosed with early in 2011, Motor Neuron Disease. He has been confined to a wheelchair after losing the use of his arms and legs. – African News Agency (ANA)
