Outside centre Jaco Pretorius is suffering from a knock to his quadricep and will be unable to play against the Brumbies on Saturday.

Pretorius was injured during the first round encounter with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday night, and had to leave the field. He suffered a haematoma as a result of a direct blow.

The Bulls team doctor Org Strauss told Supersport.com that there was heavy internal bleeding and the Bulls will not risk Pretorius as he is not 100%.

“There is a lot of bleeding inside the muscle and that will influence the recovery period. He will definitely not be playing this weekend. I’m not sure at this stage how long he will be out but we will monitor the bleeding on his leg on a daily basis” said Dr Strauss

Hooker Gary Botha and scrumhalf Fourie du Preez (bruised hip) were both replaced against the Cheetahs but have been declared fit for this weekend’s clash.

Francois Hougaard who was ruled out of the Cheetahs match on the eve  of kick-off has been pronounced fit and should be considered for selection this week. However flanker Dewald Potgieter is still recovering from his knee injuy and whilse he is back training with the side this week, will not be considered for selection.

“We will monitor his (Potgieter) progress, but I doubt that we will consider him to play this weekend” said Dr Strauss.