Bulls back-liner Jaco Pretorius will miss his team’s Super Rugby clash with the Force due to a neck injury.

Pretorius will be replaced in the starting line up by Stephan Dippenaar and his place on the bench will be taken up by Francois Brummer.

Pretorius did not recover from a strained ligament in his neck; an injury sustained against the Crusaders two weeks ago, which means that Dippenaar will resume his midfield partnership from last weekend with Wynand Olivier.

Revised Bulls team

Zane Kirchner (47), Bjorn Basson (17), Stephan Dippenaar (16), Wynand Olivier (80), Francois Hougaard (21), Morné Steyn (81), Fourie du Preez (107), Pierre Spies (64), Dewald Potgieter (39), Deon Stegmann (47), Victor Matfield (117,c), Bakkies Botha (93), Werner Kruger (50), Chiliboy Ralepelle (27), Dean Greyling (7).

Replacements: Gary Botha (79), Rossouw de Klerk (6), Flip van der Merwe (26), Danie Rossouw (108), Derick Kuün (64), Jaco van der Westhuyzen (57), Francois Brummer (3).