Heinrich Brüssow could make his Super Rugby return for the Cheetahs against the Sharks in Durban on 19 April.
The flanker injured his toe playing for his Japanese club, the Docomo Red Hurricanes, and has not played for three months.
But he is now back in Bloemfontein and expected to play for the Free State Vodacom Cup team next weekend and then be available for Super Rugby the following weekend.
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