Steven Kitshoff

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Steven Kitshoff
File:Steven Kitshoff LQ 2022.jpg
Kitshoff in 2022
Born (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 34)
Somerset West, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb)[1]
SchoolPaul Roos Gymnasium
Rugby union career
Position Loosehead Prop
Current team Stormers
Youth career
2005–2012 Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2015 Western Province 39 (5)
2011–2015 Stormers 60 (0)
2015–2017 Bordeaux 34 (10)
2017–2023 Stormers 64 (15)
2017–2023 Western Province 5 (5)
2023–2024 Ulster 14 (0)
2024–2025 Stormers 10 (0)
2024–2025 Western Province 2 (5)
Correct as of 13 April 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 South Africa U20 5 (5)
2016–2024 South Africa 83 (10)
Correct as of 29 October 2023
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan Squad
Gold medal – first place 2023 France Squad

Steven Kitshoff (born 10 February 1992) is a South African former rugby union player who last played for the Stormers. His playing position was loosehead prop. He represented the South Africa national team and has previously played for Bordeaux in the French Top 14 and Western Province in the Currie Cup. He joined Ulster for the 2023–24 season.

Kitshoff was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[2] In addition, Kitshoff was part of the Western Province team that won the 2012 Currie Cup. He retired from professional rugby in 2025 due to complications sustained in a serious neck injury in 2024.

Early life and education

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Kitshoff attended Hendrik Louw Primary School and Paul Roos Gymnasium.[3]

Career

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Kitshoff first broke through during the 2011 season, making 5 substitute appearances for the Stormers and then 5 Currie Cup appearances for Western Province while still only a teenager. He became more of a regular during 2012, nailing down the number 1 jersey for both the Stormers and Western Province and also winning the Currie Cup title with Province in an impressive win over the Sharks in Durban. His 2013 Super Rugby campaign was solid and he carried that form into the Currie Cup later in the year where he was an ever-present as Province reached a second consecutive Currie Cup final this time going down at home to the Sharks. 2014 was a year of frustration as he succumbed to a season-ending injury towards the back-end of the Super Rugby season and this ruled him out of Western Province's successful Currie Cup campaign in which they lifted the title for the second time in three years with a narrow win over the Golden Lions at Newlands.[citation needed]

In February 2015, it was revealed that Kitshoff would join French Top 14 side Bordeaux at the conclusion of the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[4] He spent two seasons in France before returning to Cape Town in 2017.[5] In his second stint with the Stormers, he was named captain of the team in 2021,[6] and led the team as they won the inaugural United Rugby Championship in 2022.[7] He signed for Ulster ahead of the 2023–24 season,[8] and returned to the Stormers at the end of the season.[9]

Following his return from Ulster, Steven Kitshoff suffered a serious neck injury during the Currie Cup match against Griquas. Following medical advice, he underwent neck fusion surgery on 20 November to aid in his recovery.[10] He later said the injury was near-fatal, citing his doctors who said that the affected vertebra, which shifted, was located near his central canal at a distance of two millimetres. On 25 February 2025, Kitshoff announced his retirement from professional rugby, citing his injury.[11][12][13]

International rugby

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On 28 May 2016, Kitshoff was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Ireland team.[14]

Kitshoff was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[15][16] South Africa went on to win both tournaments, defeating England in the 2019 final and New Zealand in the 2023 final.[17][18]

Honours

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Western Province

  • 2012 Currie Cup winner

Stormers

South Africa South Africa

Springbok statistics

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Test Match Record

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Against P W D L Tri Pts %Won
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 11 9 0 2 0 0 81.82
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 11 4 2 5 0 0 36.36
File:British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British & Irish Lions 3 2 0 1 0 0 66.67
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of England.svg England 9 5 0 4 0 0 55.56
File:Flag of France.svg France 7 6 0 1 0 0 85.71
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 4 1 0 3 0 0 25
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4 3 0 1 2 10 75
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 New Zealand 15 5 1 9 0 0 33.33
 Romania 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 0 100
 Tonga 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 9 5 0 4 0 0 55.56
Total 83 50 3 30 2 10 60.24

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

International tries

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Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Padua, Italy Stadio Euganeo 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals 25 November 2017 Win 6–35
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Genoa, Italy Stadio Luigi Ferraris 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals 19 November 2022 Win 21–63

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 9 June 2020
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Points Yellow card Red card
2011 Stormers 5 0 5 126 0 0 0 0
2012 Stormers 15 15 0 1145 0 0 0 0
2013 Stormers 15 15 0 1158 0 0 0 0
2014 Stormers 11 10 1 673 0 0 0 0
2015 Stormers 15 15 0 993 0 0 1 0
2016 In Europe with Union Bordeaux Bègles
2017 Stormers 3 0 3 102 0 0 0 0
2018 Stormers 15 11 4 827 2 10 0 0
2019 Stormers 13 12 1 773 0 0 0 0
2020 Stormers 6 6 0 387 1 5 0 0
Total 98 84 14 6184 3 15 1 0

References

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  5. ^ Craig Ray, "Kitshoff conundrum for Stormers", Sowetan Live, 26 June 2017
  6. ^ "Steven Kitshoff to captain Stormers", Talking Rugby Union, 20 April 2021
  7. ^ Dylan Coetzee, "United Rugby Championship: Steven Kitshoff wants to leave the Stormers with ‘back-to-back’ titles", Planet Rugby, 4 May 2023
  8. ^ Adam Kyriacou, "Dave Ewers: Ulster announce signing of Exeter Chiefs stalwart", Planet Rugby, 17 January 2023
  9. ^ "Steven Kitshoff: Two-time World Cup winner to leave Ulster in the summer", BBC Sport, 5 April 2024
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