Phil Dollman and Samson Lee ruled out of Wales tour
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Phil Dollman and Samson Lee have pulled out of Wales' tour to play Tonga and Samoa with knee injuries.
Uncapped full-back Dollman, 32, suffered his injury in Exeter's Premiership final win over Wasps, while prop Lee, 24, also has a knee problem.
Scarlets fly-half or full-back Rhys Patchell and Ospreys prop Rhodri Jones have been added to caretaker coach Robin McBryde's squad.
Wales fly out on 7 June to play Tonga on 16 June and Samoa on 23 June.
"Lee's knee flared up against Munster [in the Pro12 final] and it hasn't settled down enough for us to take him to the next level of training," McBryde said.
"With Dollman, the last I heard he was awaiting a consultation following a significant injury to his knee. He's out of the tour."
Dollman had seemed set to earn a long-awaited first cap after a fine season for English champions Exeter.
"The time it [the injury] occurred and the manner in which it happened, it was a bitter-sweet day for Phil, having spoken to him.
"The heights of winning, being successful and scoring a try, and then the injury obviously it's tough."
Wales played a one-off warm-up game against Welsh Premiership side RGC 1404 last Friday, winning 88-14 at Parc Eirias.
Harlequins centre Jamie Roberts captained an experimental Wales team in Colwyn Bay.
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