Hanno Kitshoff

Johannes Jakobus Kitshoff (born 25 January 1984 in George, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, that played first class rugby with the between 2012 and 2016. He was a utility forward that could play as a lock, flanker or number eight.

He announced his retirement at the end of the 2016 season.

Career

Youth and amateur rugby

At school level, he played for Worcester Gymnasium and he represented Boland at various underage levels, including playing in the 2004 Under-20 Provincial Championship. He was also part of the side that played in the Under-21 Provincial Championship in 2005.

He then spent years playing club rugby for Rawsonville in the Boland club leagues. He joined Durbanville-Bellville in the Western Province Super League for 2011 before returning to Boland to play for Ceres.

Boland Cavaliers

Kitshoff finally got a chance to play at provincial level when he joined the for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season. He started their opening match of the season against the in Nelspruit on 7 July 2012 to make his first class debut, aged 28, eventually making seven appearances in the competition.

In 2013, he made eight appearances in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions and he played in all seven of their matches in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He also started five of their six matches in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament, where they finished fifth to progress to the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.