HALLAM Amos has been urged to give a nudge to the Wales management a nudge by firing for Newport Gwent Dragons at Leinster on Sunday.

The 20-year-old wing/full-back has been released from the Six Nations squad for action against the Guinness Pro12 champions in Dublin.

Warren Gatland has opted to use Scott Williams as the bench cover for the back three of Leigh Halfpenny, Liam Williams and Alex Cuthbert in Sunday's game against Scotland.

But Dragons backs coach Shaun Connor believes Amos can keep the heat on for the rest of the tournament by picking up where he left off against Newcastle and Stade Francais in the European Rugby Challenge Cup last month.

"Having Hallam is a massive positive for us, he is one of our backs with a little bit of X factor and can make things happen out of nothing," said the former fly-half.

"It's important that players who haven't been selected for Wales go and get some game time with their regions.

"I am sure if they play well they will be in contention for the next international. It's a good opportunity for Hallam and every coach wants players challenging for positions.

"There are a lot of very good back three players in Wales, Liam Williams is in the team and has been putting massive pressure on, as is Hallam."

It has been confirmed that flanker Lewis Evans' season is over after he had surgery on his injured wrist and promising flankers James Benjamin and Scott Matthews are in the mix to deputise after impressing in the LV= Cup.

The pair will be fighting it out with Nic Cudd, Nick Crosswell and James Thomas to feature in the back row at the RDS.

"The two of them had some game time and have been excellent," said Connor. "James started and did well while Scott came off the bench and had a massive impact, which anybody who watches Cross Keys knows he does week in, week out.

"There's also Ollie Griffiths coming through (he captains Wales Under-20s in Scotland this weekend), so we have an abundance of talent at 7."

The Dragons have never beaten Leinster in Dublin and the champions are still able to field a strong side even without their sizeable Ireland contingent.

In fact, last year the province won all four games played during the Six Nations, including a 31-19 success against the Rodney Parade region when tighthead Tetaz Chaparro's last-minute tip tackle saw him red-carded and led to the Dragons losing their bonus point.