Steven Kitshoff, Springbok

Springbok legend Steven Kitshoff retires due to career-ending injury
Springbok legend Steven Kitshoff has announced his immediate retirement due to a serious neck injury. Read more about his incredible career and legacy.
Springbok & Stormers prop Kitshoff announces retirement due to neck injury
Medical reasons were cited as the reason for the 33-year-old scrum's sudden departure from the sport after a successful 12 year career.
Springbok World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff forced to retire
Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds at the age of 33 after undergoing neck
‘Just another scrum, then three cracking noises - pop, pop, pop’ – Springbok Steven Kitshoff retires after near fatal neck injury
The prop revealed late last year that the incident during a Currie Cup game that caused his injury had very nearly taken his life. "It was just another scrum, then three cracking noises - pop, pop, pop," Kitshoff told Rapport newspaper.
Double World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff forced to retire after neck injury
Double World Cup-winning prop forward Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire from rugby after a serious neck injury. The 33-year-old, who played in South Africa's World Cup winning teams in Japan in 2019 and France in 2023 and earned 138 caps for the Springboks,
Springbok great and Stormers legend Steven Kitshoff forced into premature retirement due to neck injury
Veteran Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff officially retired on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, after a serious neck injury meant he was unable to continue.
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