Kitshoff nervous, but ready
The flame-haired former Stormers prop Steven Kitshoff, now plying his trade with Bordeaux in France, looks set to make his Springbok debut off the bench in the third and decisive Test against Ireland at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
The 24-year-old loose head prop spent a number of seasons playing under the tutelage of Coach Allister Coetzee at the Stormers and Western Province before signing to play abroad at the end of the 2015 Currie Cup season.
Kitshoff has also renewed his association with Bok assistant coach Matthew Proudfoot, who worked extensively with Kitshoff while he was the forward coach with the Stormers and Western Province.
Kitshoff has been picked as front row back-up on the bench following an injury to Trevor Nyakane.
The flame-haired player was also a member of the SA Under-20 team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship and was also part of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup in 2012.