I know and understand my role, says Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff
Auckland — Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff is enjoying the effect he has been having off the bench and wants to make a difference in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the All Blacks in Albany. Kitshoff has been named on the bench as Ruan Dreyer‚ Malcolm Marx and Tendai Mtawarira have been entrusted with the starting berths. Kitshoff has been the cornerstone of some impressive second-half scrumming performances this season but is aware of how he has to raise his game, despite the relative inexperience of the All Black front row. There’s a high possibility he may have to tangle with Blues prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi‚ an adversary Kitshoff remembers well from the 2012 under-20 Rugby World Cup, which SA won after beating their New Zealand counterparts in an enthralling final at Newlands. Tu’ungafasi was sent off in that game along with Paul Willemse‚ who now plays his rugby in France. "It’s great coming off the bench and it’s always good getting a bit of time‚" Kitshoff said. "The boys...
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