Road to the RWC | Springbok player profile: Steven Kitshoff
As part of our build-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, we will profile each player in the Springboks’ squad. Next up: Steven Kitshoff aka The Spicy Plum.
Steven Kitshoff is one of the most recognisable players in the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup squad, and he boasts plenty of experience that will be of value at the global showpiece in France.
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The 31-year-old Kitshoff has racked up 74 Test caps since making his debut in 2016 and formed part of the World Cup-winning Springboks team in 2019.
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PROFILE: STEVEN KITSHOFF
Name: Steven Kitshoff
Born: 10 February 1992
Age: 31
School: Paul Roos Gimnasium
Position: Prop
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 120kg
Test debut: South Africa v Ireland in Port Elizabeth, 25 June 2016
Springbok no.: 873
Tests played: 74
Tries scored: 2
Current club team: Ulster
Major teams: South Africa, Western Province, Stormers, Bordeaux
All information correct as at 15 August 2023
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SPRINGBOKS’ 2023 FIXTURES:
RWC warm-up fixtures:
Saturday, 19 August – Boks vs Wales (Principality Stadium, Cardiff), 4:15pm
Friday, 25 August – Boks vs New Zealand (Twickenham, London), 8.30pm
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RWC fixtures:
Sunday, 10 September – Boks v Scotland (Stade Velodrome, Marseille), 5:45pm
Sunday, 17 September – Boks v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux), 3pm
Saturday, 23 September – Boks v Ireland (Stade de France, Paris), 9pm
Sunday, 1 October – Boks v Tonga (Stade Velodrome, Marseille), 9pm
Weekend of 14/15 October – Quarter-finals
Weekend of 21/22 October – Semi-finals
Saturday, 28 October – Final
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