The Bulls have confirmed that former Springbok prop Dean Greyling has been released to join French Top 14 club Oyonnax.

Greyling, who has earned 68 Super Rugby caps for the Bulls, will leave the Pretoria-based franchise with immediate effect.

'Dean has been a great stalwart for us and we decided not to stand in his way to go to France,' Bulls high performance manager Xander Janse van Rensburg commented. 'We want to thank him for his loyal services over a decade and wish him well in France.'

Meanwhile, Bulls loose forward Renaldo Bothma has been named captain of the Namibian team that will play in the Nations Cup in Romania in June.

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