Bulls Injury Update

Bulls returned to training on Monday with more injury headaches than they would like, and a mini-crisis at wing ahead of their Super Rugby clash against the Sharks this Friday.

Winger Jamba Ulengo (knee) and Travis Ismaiel (knee) are both a week away from action.

Jade Stighling (broken cheekbone) and Rabs Maxwane (concussion) are also out. Maxwane’s concussion is his second of the season, meaning he will need to undergo a mandatory six-week layoff before returning to action.

In addition to this, the return of Handre Pollard has been put on hold because of inflammation to his injured ankle, and his return is also a week away still.

The other bad news is that hooker Edgar Marutlule injured his ankle badly in Mauritius and underwent an operation on Monday that will also keep him out of action for six weeks.

Then there are the other injuries that compound selection, including fullback Ulrich Beyers (calf), Piet van Zyl (lung infection), Martin Dreyer (ankle), Hendre Stassen (knee), Johnny Kotze (knee) and captain Hanru Liebenberg (ankle) that will also not be available for selection this week.

The good news, however, is that Springbok flanker Roelof Smit, who has not played a minute of Super Rugby this season, is fit and available for selection.