Declan Kidney has given Stephen Ferris extra time to recover ahead of their trip to France by leaving his blindside flank position vacant.
Warren Gatland has refrained from making wholesale changes to his XV that will face Scotland, with just two alterations made.
Scotland Head Coach Andy Robinson has made three changes to his side that will collide with Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
France wingers Aurelien Rougerie and Benjamin Fall as well as prop Luc Ducalcon have been ruled out of Saturday's clash with Ireland.
Jonny Sexton and Donncha O'Callaghan are both set to be it to play in the Six Nations match against France this coming weekend.
Marc Lièvremont says that France will have to finesse their killer instinct if they are to shatter Irish dreams when they clash on Saturday.
Mark Cueto says his seven-Test England try drought is "absolutely killing" him, despite England's good start to the Six Nations.
Scotland's under-performing players are set to discover their fate on Tuesday as Andy Robinson names his team to face Wales.
Shane Williams insists no panic buttons have been pressed in the Wales camp following a deflating Six Nations defeat against England.
Wales lock forward Alun-Wyn Jones is set to avoid the humiliation of being dropped following his costly Twickenham sin-binning.
Johnnie Beattie insists Scotland showed enough in their Six Nations opener against France to be confident of upsetting Wales.
Nick Easter is convinced England's victory over Wales on Saturday is the start of a bright future and not just another false dawn.
France have named the same 23 players that travelled to Scotland for Saturday's clash with Ireland despite three injury concerns.
Martin Johnson warned England's players their victory over Wales will be wasted unless they back it up against Italy this Sunday.
Ireland have injury doubts over fly-half Ronan O'Gara and wing Andrew Trimble ahead of Saturday's Six Nations clash against France in Paris.