Leicester Tigers and England hooker Tom Youngs is reportedly facing three months on the sidelines due to a shoulder injury.
The 27-year-old suffered the problem on Saturday during his side's 45-0 thrashing at the hands of Bath in the Aviva Premiership.
Youngs is now expected to be out of action for both club and country until the start of 2015, according to the Leicester Mercury.
Leicester continue their league campaign this Saturday when they host London Irish.