The Joost van der Westhuizen thread.
1987 final: New Zealand 29 France 9
John Drake (NZ) died 2008
Jacques Fouroux (France) died 2005
1991 final: Australia 12 England 6
All still alive
1995 final: South Africa 15 New Zealand 12
Ruben Kruger (SA) died 2010
Kitch Christie (SA coach) died 1998
Jonah Lomu (NZ) died 2015
1999 final: Australia 35 France 12
All still alive
Not checking post-2000 finals because I'm 99% sure nobody's died from them