Former Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Pat Phibbs is back at the club on trial.
The Australian signed for London Irish on a two-year deal in February 2013 but was released this summer after breaking a foot in pre-season last year.
Head coach Rob Baxter is looking for cover at No. 9 as Dave Lewis is currently crocked and Will Chudley was knocked out in last Friday's 26-6 win at Worcester.
While Chudley is expected to be fit to be in contention to face London Welsh in the Aviva Premiership on Sunday, Lewis is a few weeks away from fitness.
However, as Phibbs has not played for so long Baxter is keen to see how he gets on in training before bringing him in as emergency cover.
The 32-year-old will also play in next Monday's A League clash with Saracens before Baxter makes a decision on Phibbs' future.
Phibbs initially joined the Chiefs on a short-term deal at the start of the 2011/12 season and went on to make 11 appearances before joining Leicester.
"Pat's down on trial with us," said Baxter. "Obviously he hasn't played for a while with the injury issue he had last year, so he's coming down and is training with us this week then we'll make a decision on the length of time he stays with us.
"It's a bit difficult for Pat because he's not been on the rugby pitch in a competitive sense for a while so we'll have a look at him and see how up to speed he is.
"With Dave Lewis having a relatively short-term injury, whoever we bring in has got to be up to speed pretty quickly.
"It's an opportunity for Pat to get back on a rugby pitch and do some training and play some rugby, so we'll have to see how he gets on.
"We'll probably involve him in Monday night's A game if he comes through training okay then we'll make a decision based on that."
