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TWO-TIME WORLD Cup winner Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire from rugby due to a serious neck injury, his club Stormers have announced.
“Following an extensive rehabilitation process he has been left with significantly reduced rotation of his neck and the advice from a specialist neurosurgeon was that there would be a high risk of another injury should he continue playing.” “It is obviously incredibly disappointing for my career to end in this way, but unfortunately the risk to my wellbeing was simply too high.
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