Double World Cup-winning prop forward Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire from rugby after 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.

When Joel Garrity fractured his neck playing rugby, he walked off the pitch unaware of the severity of his injury. Two days later doctors discovered he also suffered from a rare bone condition ...

After going under the knife, Kitshoff was unable to regain full movement of his neck. And he has now called time on his rugby career after being advised that playing again would likely result in ...

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 ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa prop Steven Kitshoff announced his retirement from all rugby Tuesday because of a serious neck injury that he said in an interview last year left him ...