All Blacks and Chiefs lock Brodie Retallick

Brodie Retallick back for the Chiefs for must-win clash

Retallick has been out of Super Rugby for eight weeks, recovering from a wrist injury.

Retallick said it had been tough watching on but he had used the time wisely.

"Eight weeks has been kind of a good in hindsight, especially around my fitness and my body and stuff like that. So yeah I don't think fitness should be an issue. Thanks to the trainers here, for the last eight weeks I've just been running up and down the sideline," he said.

The 28-year-old said he had been doing a lot of skill work in the last couple of weeks.

Brodie Retallick latest All Black injury concern

The former World Player of the Year has been sidelined since tearing ligaments in his wrist during the win over the Blues a fortnight ago.

"Brodie's probably another three weeks away, so we're looking at probably the Reds," Cooper said ahead of the Chiefs' trip to Dunedin to play the Highlanders on Saturday.

The Chiefs play the Queensland Reds in Hamilton on May 24.