Bulls injury update

Heading into the opening round of Super Rugby the Bulls will be without Roelof Smit, following his surgery and is expected to return at the end of April.

Conraad van Vuuren is also unavailable for the coming 6 weeks, while Jannes Kirsten, Arno Botha and Adriaan Strauss are all in the rehabilitation stage of their respective injuries.

Jan Serfontein, Martin Dreyer and Shaun Adendorff will not be considered for selection against the Stormers this week and are all expected to return next week.