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 RBS 6 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 . Samson Lee injured his Achilles during Wales ' 23-16 win against Ireland in the Six Nations on Saturday . Wales assistant coach Robin McBryde confirmed on Monday that Lee is being assessed . 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 . 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 . The prop had to leave the field on a stretcher at the millennium Stadium in Cardiff . 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 . Wales head coach Warren Gatland is due to name his team for the Italy game on Tuesday . Lee was pictured on crutches with his foot in a protective boot after the match .
Wales beat Ireland 27 - 16 in overtime on Monday to throw Six Nations open . Samson ##sdale left the field on a punt early at the Millennium Stadium . The backup prop ##ped his ankle and saw a specialist on Monday .