Wales will be without captain Sam Warburton when they face England at Twickenham on Sunday, but Alun Wyn Jones is in line for a return.
Warburton has not played since injuring his shoulder against the Ospreys on April 30.
He is expected to regain his fitness for Wales' first Test against New Zealand on June 11 but this Sunday's match appears to have come too soon.
"This weekend will be too early for Sam," Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde said.
"But he is taking part in parts in the rugby, he's done everything bar contact work really so he is getting much stronger, feeling much better about himself and that's evident in the way that he has carried himself and contributed in the meetings."
Warburton is one of five players unavailable to Wales head coach Warren Gatland, with Jonathan Davies and Luke Charteris still with their French clubs, Tomas Francis involved in Saturday's Premiership final with Exeter and Matthew Morgan playing for Bristol in the second leg of the Championship playoff final on Wednesday.
However, there is better news on Wyn Jones, whose last appearance on a rugby pitch came at Twickenham during Wales' Six Nations defeat to England.
"Alun Wyn took a full part in training this morning," McBryde added.
"He hasn't had rugby for a long while and the game has been put in the diary to get us up to speed and that intensity before we face the All Blacks.
"So anybody who hasn't had that much rugby stands a good chance of being involved against England. He's made great strides."
Wales captain Warburton to miss England Test
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