The Springbok lock Victor Matfield has been brought back into the Bulls side to play the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday, a week after it was announced the former South Africa captain would travel Down Under as a coach only.
The 36-year-old returned to Super Rugby this season in a bid to gain selection for next year's Rugby World Cup, but the decision had been made to rest him for the four-match tour.
However, injuries to loose forwards Deon Stegmann and Dewald Potgieter in last Saturday's loss to the Hurricanes means a recall for Matfield, who will partner current international Flip van der Merwe in the second row.
The Bulls are currently sixth in the 15-team competition, and they also play the New South Wales Waratahs and Western Force on this tour.
