Cape Town - Bulls loose forward stalwart Deon Stegmann will not feature for the team in 2016, Netwerk24 reports.
It is still unsure if the 29-year-old will further his career abroad or retire from rugby to go farming in the Eastern Cape.
Stegmann has represented the Bulls at senior level since 2007 and also played six Tests for the Springboks between 2010 and 2011.
Stegmann is currently injured and will not feature for the Bulls in their final Suepr Rugby game of the season against the Cheetahs in Pretoria on Saturday (17:05 kick-off).
He is expected to play in this year's Currie Cup, which will be his final hurrah in Bulls colours.
Teams:
Bulls:
15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Travis Ismaiel, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Jacques du Plessis, 6 Arno Botha, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Morné Mellett
Substitutes: 16 Callie Visagie, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 19 Roelof Smit, 20 Bjorn Basson, 21 Tian Schoeman, 22 Jurgen Visser, 23 Werner Kruger
Cheetahs:
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Clayton Blommetjies, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Rayno Benjamin, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 10 Niel Marais, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Henco Venter, 6 Boom Prinsloo, 5 Francois Uys (captain), 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Maks van Dyk, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 BG Uys
Substitutes: 16 Elandré Huggett, 17 Danie Mienie, 18 Ewald van der Westhuizen, 19 Seven Sykes, 20 Gerhard Olivier, 21 Oupa Mohoje, 22 Renier Botha, 23 Coenie van Wyk