Callie Visagie
Akona Ndungane
Vodacom Bulls hooker Callie Visagie and wing Akona Ndungane has been ruled of out action for this weekend’s VodacomSuper Rugby match against the Western Force at Loftus Versfeld, it was confirmed on Monday.
Ndungane has in fact been ruled out for a month after he broke his hand, while Visagie will miss the clash against the Perth side due to a chest injury.
Jacques-Louis Potgieter, who missed the last match against the Toyota Cheetahs due to a hamstring strain, will train on Tuesday and should be fit to be considered for the weekend.
Vodacom Blue Bulls flanker Roelof Smit meanwhile injured his ankle against the Leopards XV and will be out of action for between 1 and 2 weeks.
Akona Ndungane is added to the long-term injury list, but Burger Odendaal is now only 1 week away from returning to action, following a knee injury.
Arno Botha, after a few weeks Vodacom Cup duty, is ready and raring to go in Super Rugby.
The long term injury list is: Akona Ndungane (broken hand, 1 month), Duncan Matthews (knee, September), Flip van der Merwe (pectoral, April), William Small-Smith (foot, 2 months), Pierre Schoeman (ACL knee, July), Bandise Maku (pectoral, August), Werner Kruger (ankle, 9 weeks) and Carlo Engelbrecht (ankle, 9 weeks).