Leicester Tigers without captain

Leicester Tigers will be without captain Geordan Murphy on Saturday for the Aviva Premiership Credit: ITV Central

Leicester Tigers will be without captain Geordan Murphy on Saturday for the Aviva Premiership game against champions Harlequins at Welford Road.

Full-back Murphy suffered a knee injury during last weekends' 9-9 draw against Saracens at Wembley.

This news comes as Tigers boss Richard Cockerill revealed wing Miles Benjamin could be sidelined for the remainder of the year with a neck problem.

Cockerill told the Leicester Mercury: