Bulls Super Rugby players in car crash

Bulls Super Rugby team have had an injury scare, with three of their players withdrawn from this weekend's game after a car accident.

South Africa international Dean Greyling and two other players from the Bulls Super Rugby team of Super Rugby have been injured in a car crash.

The Bulls said on Thursday that Greyling and fellow props Hencus van Wyk and Basil Short were hurt when their vehicle overturned on the way back from a hunting trip on Wednesday.

Though not seriously hurt, all three have been withdrawn from action this weekend.

The Bulls said Greyling, who has three test caps for South Africa, hurt his knee. Van Wyk sustained "scrape wounds" and Short injured his neck in the crash near Pretoria.

Greyling and Van Wyk were due to play for the Bulls against the Lions on Saturday. Short was listed to play for the affiliated Blue Bulls in a domestic game.


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