Bulls flanker Deon Stegmann and hooker Willie Wepener were both declared fit to travel to Australia and departed for Australia with the rest of the Bulls squad on Monday.

Stegmann fully recovered from his troublesome hamstring injury and Wepener was cleared to travel despite suffering from infected facial nerves.

Both will be considered for the opening match, against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.

The Bulls touring squad is:

Zane Kirchner, Akona Ndungane, Bjorn Basson, JJ Engelbrecht, Wynand Olivier, Francois Venter , Johann Sadie, Louis Fouché, Morné Steyn, Jano Vermaak, Francois Hougaard, Pierre Spies (c), Arno Botha, Deon Stegmann, Jacques Potgieter, CJ Stander, Juandré Kruger, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Flip van der Merwe, Werner Kruger, Dean Greyling, Frik Kirsten, Dawie Steyn, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Bongi Mbonambi, Willie Wepener.

The Bulls fixtures on tour are:

May 4th: Rebels, AAMI Park, Melbourne
May 11th: Waratahs, Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
May 19th: Highlanders, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
May 25th: Chiefs, Waikato Stadium, Hamilton