Lock Davies adds to Wales' summer concerns

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Cardiff fastener Seb Davies has added to Wales' summertime second-row headache aft being sent disconnected successful their 33-29 conclusion by Ospreys.

Davies was shown a reddish paper for a enarthrosis to nan caput of Wales centre Owen Watkin successful nan 2nd Welsh derby of Judgement Day's location double-header astatine nan Cardiff City Stadium.

He will now await nan results of a disciplinary proceeding to spot if he will miss nan chance to play successful immoderate of Wales' 4 extremity of play matches.

Davies was called up to nan Six Nations squad, but did not characteristic successful nan games.

On Monday, caput coach Warren Gatland will sanction his squad to play world champions South Africa astatine Twickenham connected 22 June earlier 2 Tests against Australia successful July and a circuit lucifer against Queensland Reds connected 19 July.

Wales are already missing injured locks Adam Beard, Rhys Davies and Teddy Williams for nan full summertime schedule.

Exeter locks Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza are unavailable for nan crippled against South Africa because nan lucifer is being played extracurricular World Rugby's world window. Will Rowlands is besides a uncertainty because he plays for French nine Racing 92.

Dragons fastener Ben Carter and Ospreys fastener James Ratti will beryllium options for South Africa, while Cory Hill has been tipped for an world callback aft his nine spell successful Japan.

Other England-based nine players - flanker Tommy Reffell, centre Nick Tompkins and prop Archie Griffin - will besides beryllium barred from facing nan Springboks.

Wales number 8 Aaron Wainwright provided an wounded scare aft limping disconnected astatine half-time successful Dragons' 32-15 conclusion against Scarlets.

Dragons caput coach Dai Flanagan said it was a "dead leg" and hopes Wainwright should beryllium fresh successful a mates of weeks.

Wainwright's chap Wales number 8 Taulupe Faletau is besides unavailable done a enarthrosis wounded while Leon Brown, Joe Roberts, Tom Rogers and Gareth Anscombe will besides beryllium missing done injury.

Wing is different wounded position interest for Wales pinch Cardiff's Josh Adams missing nan Ospreys crippled pinch a groin injury.

Adams has suffered an injury-affected play and Wales will measurement up whether they will prime him.

"He had a scan connected Thursday, but it's thing clear back," said Cardiff caput coach Matt Sherratt.

"I don't deliberation it's thing peculiarly serious. He said he felt thing propulsion successful his groin, alternatively than pop.

"So hopefully it's thing pinch a spot of rest, he tin travel backmost from.

"I've spoken to him passim nan season, I don't deliberation he's had a pre-season successful 5 years.

"He's been connected Lions aliases summertime tours. We'll return banal now and spot really he feels.

"The Welsh campy are very communal consciousness astir it. We'll spot what they determine connected Monday."

Fellow Cardiff helping and uncapped Wales squad hopeful Theo Cabango crossed for an fantabulous early people against Ospreys earlier twisting awkwardly and damaging a hamstring.

He had impressed successful caller weeks aft returning from a semipermanent absence because of enarthrosis surgery.

"I americium disappointed for Theo," said Sherratt.

"He's worked difficult to travel backmost and he's not had overmuch luck. But usually they travel successful clumps these things, truthful hopefully he'll beryllium back.

"Let's dream Theo's not excessively bad. He whitethorn beryllium personification who gets a look-in."

Scarlets helping Tomi Lewis, 25, scored 2 tries against Dragons and created a effort earlier being forced disconnected pinch a nasty Achilles injury.

"Time will tell, but it didn't look bully successful nan changing room," said Scarlets caput coach Dwayne Peel.

"If he's injured for a lengthy play of time, I will beryllium gutted for him.

"I said to our expert aft 45 minutes, Tomi is playing himself into nan Wales squad and past thing for illustration that happens not agelong after."

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