Wales boss Warren Gatland will be without Lions full-back Lee Byrne for the RBS 6 Nations opener with England at Twickenham on February 6.
Byrne has been handed a two-week ban for the part he played in the Ospreys’ 16-man Heineken Cup fiasco against Leicester Tigers last weekend.
Byrne had gone off in the second-half of the Heineken Cup Pool Three clash suffering from a dislocated and bloodied toe and was replaced by centre Sonny Parker, before returning to the field of play without permission.
Byrne, who was suspended by an independent disciplinary panel, will be available for Wales’ second Six Nations game with Scotland in Cardiff on 13 February.
The 29-year-old also missed out for Wales during the autumn internationals with a foot injury and had only recently returned to full fitness for the Ospreys.