Fineen Wycherley itching for a run after rare injury layoff

It's been a season of frustration for Fineen Wycherley, but the versatile Munster forward believes he has plenty of gas in the tank heading into the business end of the season.

Almost ever-present in the province's matchday squads in recent years, the 25-year-old has been limited to just five games so far this season, after a nagging shoulder injury saw him ruled out for close to four months.

And having returned to action in late January against Benetton, the Six Nations breaks have seen to it that his comeback has been staggered.

"I came back and we had one game and then it was rest time again," says the versatile forward.

"Look, it probably came at a good time in terms of my rehab and things like that, and returning to play having one game and giving it a week to rest was probably the best thing to do.

"It's not what I wanted to do, I would have loved to have played another game but this is the time of the season you can't change fixtures, unfortunately."

The Bantry native will make his 91st Munster appearance if selected for Friday's BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with Scarlets at Musgrave Park (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player), a figure which highlights how lucky he's been with injury in his young career to date.

"I think when I was in the academy, I had maybe an eight or nine-week period with my ankle, but other than that I've been lucky. Maybe one or two weeks here and there with a hamstring or a slight strain, but never anything that lasted more than maybe two or three weeks.

"That's the peaks and troughs of the game. Injuries are going to happen. It's part of the game. It's been a tough couple of months for me but I'm absolutely delighted to be back out there with the lads."

The Munster side Wycherley returned to in