Wales will be without prop Paul James for the rest of this year's Six Nations after he suffered a fractured thumb during Saturday's win in Paris, which will rule him out of action for between four to six weeks.

Back-row forwards Sam Warburton and Dan Biggar both suffered heavy bruising but are expected to return to training later this week.

Ireland take on Warren Gatland's team in two weeks, with victory moving Joe Schmidt's side to within a step of a first Grand Slam since 2009.