Marcel van der Merwe
Vodacom Bulls prop Marcel van der Merwe has been cleared to return to the playing field and trained with the squad, team doctor Org Strauss confirmed on Monday.
The prop has recovered from a hamstring injury and ligament strain.
News on the injury of midfielder William Small-Smith has been less fortunate though, with the player being ruled out for at least 2 months with a foot injury.
He will join the long-term injury group consisting of Flip van der Merwe (pectoral, April), Pierre Schoeman (knee, July), Bandise Maku (pectoral, 6 months), Burger Odendaal (knee, 4 weeks) and Werner Kruger (ankle, 3 months).
Arno Botha will be out for another 2 weeks with his pectoral muscle tear, Strauss indicated.
Rudy Paige, Bjorn Basson, JJ Engelbrecht, Hencus van Wyk and Mornè Mellett did not train on Monday due to minor niggles, but Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg was back after recovering from a AC Joint sprain.
Die Vodacom Bulls-stut, Marcel van der Merwe, is fiks verklaar en het Maandag saam met die span geoefen, aldus die Vodacom Bulls se spandokter, Org Strauss.
Van der Merwe het herstel van knie- en dyspierskete.
Daar was egter minder goeie nuus vir die senter William Small-Smith, wat weens ‘n voetbesering minstens 2 maade buite aksie sal wees.
Small-Smith sluit aan by ander langtermyn-gevalle soos Flip van der Merwe (bors, April), Pierre Schoeman (knie, Julie), Bandise Maku (bors, 6 maande), Burger Odendaal (knie, 4 weke) en Werner Kruger (enkel, 3 maande).
Rudy Paige, Bjorn Basson, JJ Engelbrecht, Hencus van Wyk en Mornè Mellett het nie Maandag geoefen nie weens ligte skete, maar Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg oefen weer voluit na sy skouerbesering.