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Manu Tuilagi out for six weeks

Manu Tuilagi breaks cheekbone
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Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi will be out of action for six weeks after breaking his cheekbone.

Leicester Tigers and England centre Manu Tuilagi will be sidelined for six weeks after breaking his cheekbone.

The 20-year-old, who was fined for wearing a branded mouthguard in the World Cup, returned to club action against Gloucester last week.

"Manu suffered a broken cheekbone after a clash of heads in the Gloucester game and we'll be without him for about six weeks," confirmed Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill.

The Samoa-born player was detained by police after jumping from a ferry after England crashed out of the World Cup earlier this month.

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