Joost van der Westhuizen tackles Lomu in the 1995 RWC final

Springboks scrum half Joost van der Westhuizen holds his own in defence against the big All Black winger Jonah Lomu who was fresh from demolishing England in the semi final. 0:00 - Lomu makes a break through the South African defensive line and gets some momentum but van der Westhuizen covers back and takes him down. 0:17 - Lomu tries to steamroller van der Westhuizen like he did to so many players, but van der Westhuizen holds his own and holds onto his ankles. 0:28 - van der Westhuizen tracks
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