Bulls duo nearing return

Bulls coach Frans Ludeke is expecting to have back-row duo Deon Stegmann and Dewald Potgieter back from injury and on the field in the near future

Almost back: Deon Stegmann

Bok openside Stegmann has been sidelined with a hamstring problem but should be declared fit for next weekend’s fixture against the Brumbies.

Potgieter meanwhile is slightly further back on the recovery road and is more likely to return for the Round Eleven clash with the Rebels in Australia.

In other injury news coming out of Loftus Versfeld, Bulls team doctor Org Strauss said that hooker Willie Wepener will still be out for a couple of weeks, while prop Rossouw de Klerk is almost ready for action after his foot operation and will return to the playing field in two weeks.