Kings discard on trial with Bulls
The former Sharks fullback, one of the 20-odd players left destitute in the wake of the cash crisis enveloping the Eastern Province Kings and unwanted by the South African Rugby Union-run Southern Kings, has been offered a trial with the Bulls.
Marais has been offered a two-month trial by the Blue Bulls Company, pending a medical exam.
Marais, unpaid since he arrived in Port Elizabeth from Durban late last year, opted out of an EP Kings contract recently and has just recovered from a knee injury.
Should he be cleared, he will join the Bulls player roster for at least the next two months.
The fullback wing has 35 Super Rugby caps to his name.
* Meanwhile three players extended their contracts with the Bulls for another two years.
World Cup bronze medallist and Springbok scrumhalf Rudy Paige, junior Springbok and utility back Warrick Gelant and upcoming midfield star Burger Odendaal all committed to the Bulls till October 2018.
This was confirmed by BBC High Performance Manager, Xander Janse van Rensburg.
"There can be no doubt that these players are sought after and we are grateful that they committed to remain part of the Bulls family," Janse van Rensburg said.
"We are busy building something special with a new generation of players and I am very pleased to have these guys staying on to help us with that process.
"It is comforting to know that world class players like Rudy, Warrick and Burger see a future with us and is committed to help us achieve in our goals to become a special team."
Apart from Marais Janse van Rensburg also confirmed another short-term signing.
Prop Hencus van Wyk will be part of the Bulls till May.
He is contracted in Japan, but a call will then be made if the contract will be extend or whether Van Wyk will return to his Japanese club duties.
Van Wyk played in his second Super Rugby match at the weekend, when he came on as a replacement in the season opener against Stormers in Cape Town.
