South Africa number eight Pierre Spies is expected to return to full training at the end of February after spending seven months on the sidelines.
A statement issued by the Blue Bulls on Monday said the province’s doctor was satisfied with Spies’s recovery and as long as everything went to plan he would start to take part in contact sessions at the end of the month.
The 22-year-old loose forward was withdrawn from the World Cup squad in July after being diagnosed with blood clots on his lungs.
No date for his competitive return has been set. — Reuters