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.

Celebrated as one of the greatest Stormers and a Springbok legend, Steven Kitshoff aims to remain involved in rugby despite his early retirement after a serious neck injury.

Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire from rugby after a serious neck injury, his club Stormers announced.

It wasn't a wheelchair discussion, it was a stop breathing discussion.' – Steven Kitshoff on the seriousness nature of his neck injury.

The Stormers are set to announce a replacement for the retired Springbok loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff, with their coach admitting he got his prop profiles wrong.

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

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,

Lions scrum coach Julian Redelinghuys sympathizes with Steven Kitshoff after a neck injury forces the Springbok prop into early retirement. Having experienced a similar fate, Redelinghuys praises Kitshoff’s stellar career,

Double South Africa World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff is forced to retire because of a serious neck injury.