Richards keeps faith with the side that beat Worcester Warriors last weekend as Quins prepare to welcome Tigers to the Twickenham Stoop (kick off 1.15pm).
The team includes World Cup scrum-half Andy Gomarsall, England international wing David Strettle, summer signing De Wet Barry at centre and this season’s top Premiership points-scorer Chris Malone at fly-half. Former Tigers flanker Will Skinner wears the No7 shirt, with Ricky Nebbett, another with Leicester links, among the replacements.
Easter suffered a knee injury in last week's win at Worcester and now faces a fitness test, with Tom Guest on standby to join the squad.
Harlequins team
15 Mike Brown
14 David Strettle
13 De Wet Barry
12 Jordan Turner-Hall
11 Ugo Monye
10 Chris Malone
9 Andy Gomarsall
1 Ceri Jones
2 Gary Botha
3 Mike Ross
4 Ollie Kohn
5 Jim Evans
6 Chris Robshaw
7 Will Skinner
8 Nick Easter (Capt) *
Replacements
16 Tani Fuga
17 Ricky Nebbett
18 James Percival
19 Chris Hala'ufia
20 Steven So'oialo
21 Adrian Jarvis
22 Simon Keogh
