Cape Town - Bulls back Francois Hougaard suffered a nasty broken nose in training earlier this week.
Hougaard, 26, was involved in a collision with a team-mate on Tuesday which left him with three stitches and a broken nose.
Despite the injury blow, Hougaard should be able to play against the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby derby in Bloemfontein on Saturday (17:05 kick-off).