Leicester Tigers have been dealt an injury blow on the eve of the new Premiership season after Freddie Burns was ruled out with a broken jaw.
The England international is expected to be out for around to six to eight weeks.
Burns suffered the injury in Leicester's final pre-season match against Sale Sharks last weekend.
The 25-year-old is going into his second season at Welford Road and is set to face stiff competition for the fly-half role from Owen Williams, who is named amongst the replacements for Sunday's trip to London Irish with Tommy Bell starting.
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