Fineen Wycherley | Ireland call-ups, making a name in the Munster pack and a Club World Cup

Since making his debut in 2017, Fineen Wycherley has become a familiar face on the Munster team sheet.

In Munster’s clash with the Stormers last weekend, Wycherley was at the centre of what was a very busy pack, with all of Munster’s four tries being scored by forwards.

Discussing his early start to the season, the forward said,

“I think each year you want to build on the one before… For me, I’m just trying to focus on my own game and try to progress that and then hopefully help the team out anyway I can. So far we’ve got two good wins, I’ve been happy with my own performance, thankfully getting 80 minutes at the weekend made a big difference to me and I’m just going to build on it again this week”

With the Autumn Internationals just weeks away, like many Irish forwards Wycherley has his eye on being in Andy Farrell’s squad for the three test series. If selected, Wycherley will be testing his talents against some of international rugby’s most tantalising oppositions, namely, Japan, Argentina and the All Blacks.

“You can’t look too far forward, you’ve just got to take it game by game… If i’m lucky enough to get the call up in a couple of weeks time, or whenever, I’ll be delighted.”

However, the Irish squad is not the only place Wycherley will encounter competition for places on the team. His spot in the Munster pack is anything but set in stone, with the recent addition of South African back-five players Jason Jenkins and RG Snyman, Wycherley will have to re-impress Munster head coach Johann Van Grann on a regular basis in order to stay involved in the Munster pack.

“The competition is massive in that back five, I think we all have to work really hard, I think everybody brings their own attributes to the game and to the team. I suppose it’s all about the team and you’ve just gonna keep striving to progress as you can personally and then if you can keep trying to play and stay focused on yourself on what you bring to the team and what your good at and then hopefully you’ll get selected”

There was big news in European rugby this week with outgoing EPCR Chairman Simon Halliday revealing plans for a Club Rugby World Cup every four years. The new competition is set to include teams from the southern hemisphere’s Super Rugby tournament, and will take place during the latter stages of the Heineken Champions Cup.

“It might be interesting, I haven’t really thought about it too much but I think it would definitely add a bit of competition and every four years it would be something to look forward to.”

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