Harlequins centre George Lowe has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a neck injury.
The 24-year-old, who signed a new three-year contract at the Stoop this summer, was hurt during the 22-12 defeat against Saracens last month.
Lowe is hoping to be being fit for the start of the 2014-15 campaign and his absence is another blow for Quins, who have a number of first-team players sidelined.
Rob Buchanan, Ross Chisholm, Paul Doran-Jones, Maurie Fa’asavalu, Nick Kennedy, Ollie Lindsay-Hague, Harry Sloan and Jordan Turner-Hall are all out.
Last year’s Premiership champions are sixth in the table, having lost three of their six league matches so far this season.
Their resources will be tested further over the next few weeks, with Chris Robshaw, Mike Brown and Joe Marler set to be involved in England’s autumn international Tests.
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This post was last modified on 30/10/2013