It has been confirmed that Bulls captain Victor Matfield will be sidelined for three weeks following the shoulder injury sustained in the Bulls 33-20 Super 14 win over the Reds last Saturday.

Matfield was injured when he tried to collect the ball from a restart.

X-rays on Monday confirmed that Matfield injured ligaments in his shoulder joint.

As a result, he will miss the games against the Blues this weekend as well as against the Lions in Johannesburg the following week.

Meanwhile, in this week's Super 14 games, the Hurricanes play the Highlanders on Friday at 6:35pm.

Then at 8:40pm, the Waratahs hosts the Chiefs in Sydney and at 10:45pm, the Force take on the Cheetahs in Perth.

Early Saturday morning at 5:10am, the Stormers meet the Reds in Cape Town.

On Saturday evening at 8:40pm, the Brumbies host the Crusaders in Canberra while on Sunday morning at 3, the Bulls play the Blues and at 5:10am the Sharks face the Lions.