Colin Slade, Ben Franks and Brad Thorn are among the 24-man Crusaders squad to play the Bulls in their Sport Super 14 semi-final in Pretoria on Sunday morning (NZ time).
The trio have recovered from their respective injuries and will be in contention to play the match at Loftus Versfeld.
Wing/first-five Slade has recovered from ankle ligament damage suffered in the victory over the Lions in Johannesburg on May 1, prop Franks has recovered from foot surgery (his last game for the Crusaders was the match against the Highlanders on March 7), and lock Thorn's tight hamstring, which prevented him from playing in his side's win over Blues in Auckland last night, is better.
Crusaders head coach Todd Blackadder said: "It's great to have these guys available to take with us. It was a very tough call on Bronson Murray, though. He has been playing so well for us this season but we just felt that Ben Franks could offer a little more in terms of his experience.
The Crusaders didn't suffer any major injuries against the Blues last night.
