Fineen Wycherley Signs New Contract

Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm a two-year contract extension for Fineen Wycherley that will keep him at the province until at least 2027.

The West Cork lock, whose brother Josh also signed a two-year extension this month, has scored eight tries in 121 Munster appearances since making his debut in 2017.

The Bantry Bay RFC man won a Leinster Schools Senior Cup with Cistercian College Roscrea in 2015 and joined the Munster Rugby Academy in 2017.

The 27-year-old won the British & Irish Cup with Munster A in 2017 and lined out for the Ireland U20s in the 6 Nations and World Rugby Championship.

Wycherley was awarded Academy Player of the Year in 2018 and established himself as a key member of the squad in 2018/19, making 16 appearances.

He was a fixture in the squad for the following three campaigns, making 21 appearances on average per season and earning a senior Ireland cap against the USA in July 2021.

After missing a large chunk of the 2022/23 season with a shoulder injury, Wycherley returned at the end of January 2023 and featured prominently as Munster won the URC.

He earned his 100th Munster cap against Ulster in November 2023 and is in a rich vein of form this season, playing in 15 of Munster’s 16 games so far this year.

He was called up to the Ireland A squad for yesterday’s clash against England A in Bristol.