The uncertain future of two-time world champion Steven Kitshoff in professional rugby

The uncertain future of two-time world champion Steven Kitshoff in professional rugby

The injury he suffered Steven Kitshoff It did not appear to be serious, but it was only two millimeters away from ending the life of the 32-year-old South African player. Already operated, the pillar of Ulster with a past in Western Province will define with medical specialists What will be the destiny of his career as a professional player?.

“It was just another scrum, then three crunches: pop, pop, pop.”. With those words he described his injury Steven Kitshoffwithout knowing at that moment that a fatality was very close to occurring. All rugby, in Disney+.

It is that the player of the Springboks He continued playing normally, but after a while, he began to feel headaches and dizziness that put him on alert. “Today I know: I was two millimeters away from a catastrophe, from my death. The first thing the specialist told me was: ‘You’re lucky we didn’t bury you for a week.’ Because The vertebra that was displaced is very close to my brain canalhe expressed, describing the seriousness of the situation.

Currently, and after the complex operation he underwent, the two-time world champion has an uncertain future. The pillar assured that “I will see the specialist in January to evaluate my recovery. If my neck holds out, I’ll do it, and If I have to retire, I will be satisfied. But I’m not done yet: I have always been a warrior for my team.