8 Apr 2015

Matfield out for three weeks

7:54 am on 8 April 2015

The Bulls and Springboks lock Victor Matfield is booked in for knee surgery and he'll miss three rounds of the Super Rugby season.

Springbok lock Victor Matfield

Springbok lock Victor Matfield Photo: PHOTOSPORT

The 38-year-old will have cartilage removed from his knee and is expected to be available for the Bulls' match against the Lions on the second of next month.

Despite his age, Matfield is regarded as a certainty for the World Cup in England later this year.

The Bulls said he could have played through the injury, but treatment was a precautionary measure before the World Cup.