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Wales have called up Scarlets back rower Aaron Shingler for their summer tour to the Southern Hemisphere.

The 29-year-old, who earned eight caps for Wales between 2012 and 2014, has been in fine form during the second half of the season and has earned a spot in the squad in light of James King's recent injury.

The Ospreys utility forward was stretchered off in the first half of the Guinness Pro12 semi-final defeat to Munster last weekend with ankle ligament damage.

There have been calls from some fans and pundits for in-form Scarlets flanker James Davies to be called up to the squad but, with the squad short of options at number eight, Shingler seems the more sensible option to fill the back row vacancy left by King.

Joining Shingler in camp will be Exeter Chiefs full-back Phil Dollman, who comes in after 19-year-old Rhun Williams picked up an injury during the Cardiff Blues' European Champions Cup play-off defeat to Stade Francais last Friday.

Both players are likely to join the squad at their North Wales camp next week - which culminates in a game against RGC - but are likely to take a limited part in training as they are both playing in the Pro12 and Aviva Premiership finals respectively.

"You have to account for injuries in this game - especially at this stage of the season - so we're not shocked when these things happen," said Wales caretaker head coach Robin McBryde.

"It's a big blow for the players who are missing out, but for someone like Rhun, who's only 19 years old, he's got plenty of time to make his mark with Wales.

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"The two players coming in have been in excellent form lately and we're looking for them to bring that level of performance with them.

"They'll be arriving with their tails up having made it to those finals, so it should be a boost for them as well as us."

Wales face a two-Test tour against this summer where they will play Tonga in Auckland on June 16 before flying to Apia to take on Samoa on June 23.