Six Nations
Samson Lee seeing specialist for Achilles injury
ESPN Staff
March 16, 2015
Samson Lee suffered the injury 14 minutes into Wales' victory against Ireland in Cardiff © Getty Images
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Wales prop Samson Lee was seeing a specialist in London on Monday to gauge the full extent of an Achilles injury.

Lee was carried off just 14 minutes into Wales' 23-16 Six Nations victory over Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

He will miss next weekend's final Six Nations game against Italy in Rome, where Wales will need to post a sizeable points total to realistically keep alive their title hopes.

Lee's fellow prop Gethin Jenkins, meanwhile, continues to be reviewed after he went off at half-time against Ireland due to a hamstring problem.

"Samson is seeing a specialist in London, and out of the Italy game," Wales assistant coach Robin McBryde said.

"Gethin Jenkins' hamstring is being reviewed by medics, and Richard Hibbard is undergoing concussion protocols on Monday and Tuesday."

While Rob Evans and Aaron Jarvis are in pole position to line up as props in Rome, Wales have officially called uncapped Exeter prop Tomas Francis into their Six Nations squad.

Francis had been training with the squad for the past week, and Saracens loosehead Rhys Gill has been called up to train with the squad, reporting for duty on Monday.

Lock Bradley Davies, meanwhile, has been released back to Wasps after suffering a shoulder injury while with his club.

Despite their front-row injury situation, Wales will not be turning to 95 times-capped Adam Jones, who surprisingly announced his retirement from Test rugby earlier this season.

"It was his decision in the first place to hang up his boots on the international front," McBryde added.

"There is no need to call him at the moment. As far as I'm concerned, he has announced his retirement. At the moment, we have enough strength in depth."

Wales head coach Warren Gatland is due to name his team for the Italy game on Tuesday.

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