MANU Tuilagi will not be available for England’s autumn internationals after undergoing surgery on the knee he injured against Bath.
Playing his first competitive game since January, the centre damaged his meniscus and faces about 12 weeks out.
“This is not the knee that Manu injured last season and this is not a major injury in the context of what kept him out for the first half of this year,” said Leicester head coach Matt O’Connor.
“It was an innocuous bump, a freak incident in the game. We look forward to having him back.”

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