Rugby-Double World Cup winner Kitshoff forced to retire

Rugby-Double World Cup winner 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, his club Stormers announced on Tuesday. 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,
South Africa World Cup winner Kitshoff retires
Double South Africa World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff is forced to retire because of a serious neck injury.
South Africa prop Steven Kitshoff retires from all rugby because of a serious neck injury
South Africa prop Steven Kitshoff has announced his retirement from all rugby because of a serious neck injury that he said in an interview last year left him “two millimeters” from death.
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
Steven Kitshoff: South Africa's double World Cup-winning prop forced to retire after serious neck injury
Two-time World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff forced into early retirement by serious neck injury; Prop Kitshoff started for the Springboks in their victories over England and New Zealand in the 2019 and
Double World Cup winner 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, his club Stormers announced on Tuesday.
Springboks Rugby World Cup winner who was ‘two millimetres from death’ retires due to ‘high risk’ chance of another injury
Springboks and Stormers legend Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire after suffering a serious neck injury last year. The loosehead has been a key player for both club and country, and was instrumental in helping South Africa win the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and 2023.
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