Rugby, Kitshoff and World Cup

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,
Two-time World Cup winner, 33, forced to retire after sickening injury left him ‘two millimetres from death’
TWO-TIME rugby World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire after a sickening injury left him “two millimetres from death.” The South Africa star, 33, helped his nation win rugby’s
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.
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.
Two-time World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff retires due to neck injury
Two-time World Cup-winning South African prop Steven Kitshoff said he is walking away with “so many incredible memories” after retiring due to a serious neck injury. The 33-year-old, capped 83 times and a pivotal member of the 2019 and 2023 World Cup-winning sides,
South African World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff forced to retire after injury left him 'millimetres from death'
Two-time World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff has retired from rugby after an injury which left the South African star 'millimetres from death'.
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 calls time on career
DHL Stormers and Springbok double Rugby World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff has called time on his illustrious playing career due to the serious neck injury that required an operation and has kept him out of rugby since last September.
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.
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