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 Boland Cavaliers between 2012 and 2016.[1] He was a utility forward that could play as a lock, flanker or number eight.

Hanno Kitshoff

Full name	Johannes Jakobus Kitshoff
Date of birth	25 January 1984
Place of birth	George, South Africa
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
School	Worcester Gymnasium, Worcester
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker / No 8 Youth career 2004 Boland Cavaliers 2005 Griquas Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2010 Rawsonville () 2011 Durbanville-Bellville () 2012 Ceres () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2016 Boland Cavaliers 62 (20) Correct as of 9 October 2016

He announced his retirement at the end of the 2016 season.[2]

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 Griquas U21 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.[3] He joined Durbanville-Bellville in the Western Province Super League for 2011[4] before returning to Boland to play for Ceres.[5]

Boland Cavaliers

Kitshoff finally got a chance to play at provincial level when he joined the Boland Cavaliers for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season. He started their opening match of the season against the Pumas in Nelspruit on 7 July 2012 to make his first class debut, aged 28,[6] 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.

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Hanno Kitshoff". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "Zondagh waai by Boland ná rasse-wrywing". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
3. "Rawsonville verstewig posisie" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
4. "Durbies én Belhar wil hul posisie verbeter" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
5. "Untitled" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Ford Pumas 33-10 Regent Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.