Crashball Taute returns for Stormers.

Cape Town - The Stormers may be preparing for the possibility of life without Cheslin Kolbe and Juan de Jongh, 

but there is also good news as a number of players are returning from injury. 

Coach Robbie Fleck, when discussing his 

options at fullback should Kolbe leave for Neil Powell's Springbok Sevens squad in July, 

revealed that Jaco Taute has returned to 

training and will be available for selection

 "next week". 

Taute has missed the entire Super Rugby 

season so far with an ankle injury and

 he also provides an extra option for

 Fleck in midfield. 

Then there is also the return of flyhalf 

Robert du Preez, who is looking to be 

available for the May 28 clash against 

the Cheetahs in Cape Town.

Du Preez has been out since he picked 

up a knee injury in March and he was 

originally expected to be back after 

the June international window, but

 the news from 

Fleck on

 Monday was that his first-choice flyhalf 

at the start 

of the season was recovering ahead of schedule. 

With Jean-Luc du Plessis having taken 

his chances at flyhalf in the absence of 

Du Preez and Kurt Coleman, Fleck will 

have a tough selection poser when

 Du Preez is fully fit, though he did confirm that the 21-year-old 

also provided an option at fullback. 

Eben Etzebeth is expected to be available for the Bulls clash in Pretoria next weekend

 after missing out on this weekend's trip to Japan,

 while tighthead prop Wilco Louw is 

also looking to be available for the Cheetahs.

"It's looking positive in terms of the 

returning injured players," Fleck said.