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There is a case to be made that Fourie du Preez’s performance against England in the 2007 Rugby World Cup group match is the finest scrumhalf performance in history.

Fine – I’m making the case, because I’m a huge fan, but watch these highlights and you may be swayed.

South Africans have been blessed with some fine scrumhalves over the years (and Herschel Jantjies at present), but Fourie and Joost van der Westhuizen stand out from the rest.

Having compared Bryan Habana and Cheslin Kolbe last week, SA Rugby Mag decided to do the same with our famous number nines.

With some grainy footage of Joose from back in the day (complete with Hugh Bladen commentary), it seems he may have won the popular vote.

You can make your own mind up, though, while enjoying two rugby greats:

[source:sarugbymag]