Ryan Jones blow for Wales

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Ryan Jones will miss Saturday’s decider against after it was revealed the Welsh captain suffered a broken bone in his shoulder last Saturday.
The flanker was stretched off the field in the second half against 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 tour in June.
This is a huge blow for 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 moving across to 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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