Rohan Kitshoff (born 13 September 1985) is a Namibian professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player, currently playing with Western Province Premier League club side Durbanville-Bellville. His regular position is flanker.

Career

He played youth rugby for before joining . He left them without making a first class appearance however and joined in 2007, where he became a regular. In 2011, he returned to to play

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rugby for them, as well as making five

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appearances. He was the joint top try scorer in the 2012 Vodacom Cup, scoring seven tries. He joined French

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team for the

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, but returned to South Africa to play for once again. A few weeks later, he was also included in the ' team against the during the

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Durbanville-Bellville

In 2015, he joined Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition, scoring four tries in six appearances in the competition.

International

He competed with at the

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where he played in four matches. He made his international debut in 2010.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitshoff, Rohan 1985 births Living people Expatriate rugby union players in France Griquas (rugby union) players Namibia international rugby union players Namibian expatriate rugby union players Namibian rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Windhoek Stormers players Union Bordeaux Bègles players Welwitschias players Western Province (rugby union) players White Namibian people 2011 Rugby World Cup players 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players