Ryan Jones will miss Saturday’s Six Nations decider against England after it was revealed the Welsh captain suffered a broken bone in his shoulder last Saturday.
The Ospreys flanker was stretched off the field in the second half against Scotland and now faces between six and eight weeks on the sidelines.
If his Six Nations is therefore over, his main focus will be to recover in time for the British and Irish Lions tour in June.
This is a huge blow for Wales who are still in with a chance to retain their trophy if they beat England at the Millenium by at least eight points while the Red Rose side will be chasing their first Grand Slam since 2003.
In his absence, interim Head Coach Rob Howley is likely to reshuffle his back-row and start as they finished the game in Scotland with Sam Warburton moving across to blindside and Justin Tipuric coming in at openside.
Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones are the contenders to captain the side during Jones’ absence.
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