Jamba Ulengo and Lizo Gqoboka have returned to full pre-season training with the Bulls, although a number of other players remain sidelined with injury.

In a pre-season medical update issued by the Bulls, team doctor Herman Rossouw confirmed that Ulengo and Gqoboka have fully recovered from respective injuries and had begun training again along with Jaco Visagie and Dries Swanepoel.

However, Ruan Steenkamp is still recovering from shoulder and knee surgery, while Ivan van Zyl will only be back in training in mid-February.

Hendrè Stassen, Corniel Els, Jannes Kirsten, Gerhard Steenekamp, JT Jackson and Shaun Adendorff are also still completing rehabilitation progammes, but are expected to join training before the end of January.

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