South Africa’s double World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire from rugby after suffering a serious neck injury.
The 33-year-old sustained the injury in September 2024 while playing in a Currie Cup match and subsequently revealed he was “two millimetres from death”.
Kitshoff, who won 83 South Africa caps, played for Ulster during the 2023-24 season before returning to home side Stormers.
His distinguished career began with Stormers as an 18-year-old, when he made his debut for the club in 2011, before collecting his first international cap five years later.
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