Ireland lock Dan Tuohy is likely to be out for the rest of the Six Nations championship after suffering an arm injury against Wales.
The Ulster forward replaced captain Paul O’Connell early in the second half but had to be substituted after just ten minutes, walking off clutching his right arm.
After the game coach Joe Schmidt said : Dan’s off to see a specialist, we’ll know more next week but we’d be pretty sure his forearm is fractured."
Ireland's next match is away to England in two weeks' time.