Pretoria - There was a mixture of good and bad news for the Bulls ahead of their crucial Super Rugby clash against the Cell C Sharks this coming weekend.
According to the supersport.com website, Bulls coach Frans Ludeke would have been smiling about the news that three players returned from the injury list – key among them Springbok tighthead Marcel van der Merwe – ahead of the clash.
But while the injury load was indeed lighter, and buoyed by the fact there were no serious injuries from the loss to the Hurricanes, the Bulls also received a bit of bad news on the recovery of a key player in William Small-Smith.