The Bulls suffered another blow in their Champions Cup campaign after going down to a 30-21 defeat against Northampton Saints at Loftus on Saturday.
The return of Elrigh Louw is one of eight changes to the Bulls team set to face the Northampton Saints in the second round of the 2024/25 Champions Cup at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
New Springbok recruit Cameron Hanekom is eager to impress as the World Champions round out their tour against Wales on Saturday.
The new dates for the two opening-round URC derbies involving the four South African teams, which were postponed to avoid a clash with the Currie Cup final, have been confirmed.
Bulls co-captain Elrigh Louw has returned to full match fitness and has been reinstated in the matchday 23 as the Pretoria outfit prepare to face Benetton in Treviso on Friday night.
The Scarlets took advantage of a dubious red card for Bulls hooker Johan Grobbelaar to secure a morale-boosting 23-22 victory on Friday night.