Wales captain Ryan Jones will miss Saturday’s Six Nations championship finale against England at the Millennium stadium after breaking a shoulder bone during last weekend’s win over Scotland.

Loose forward Jones underwent a scan on Monday after leaving the field in obvious pain during the match at Murrayfield on Saturday and his arm was in a sling as the team boarded their flight from Edinburgh.

“Ryan is not going to be available,” Wales assistant coach Robin McBryde told reporters.

“He has broken a bone in his shoulder. It looks as though he will be out for six to eight weeks.”

Wales, last year’s grand slam champions, will retain the title if they win by at least eight points, or seven so long as England do not outscore them by three tries.

Sam Warburton, captain of the grand slam side, is the obvious candidate to take over from Jones after winning the man-of-the-match award against Scotland.

British and Irish Lions lock Alun Wyn Jones, who has returned to the side after injury, is another possibility.

Warburton missed the second round win against France through injury and started on the bench in the subsequent victory over Italy.

Meanwhile, McBryde said a decision about the captaincy would be made today.