JP Ferreira predicts big things for Alex Kendellen and Josh Wycherley

It has long been a mantra in coaching circles that one player’s misfortune is another’s opportunity and at Munster that is being admirably showcased by Alex Kendellen and Josh Wycherley

Wed, 27 Apr, 2022 - 07:15

Simon Lewis

It has long been a mantra in coaching circles regarding team selection that one player’s misfortune is another’s opportunity and at Munster the positive side of that scenario is being admirably showcased by Alex Kendellen and Josh Wycherley.

Yesterday’s news that first-choice loosehead prop Dave Kilcoyne has likely had his season ended by the neck injury he sustained on Six Nations duty with Ireland was described as “a massive loss” by assistant coach JP Ferreira. Yet if offers Wycherley, 22, the chance to further his claim to the number one jersey while second-year academy forward Kendellen, 21, is set to continue his run in the back row when Munster welcome Cardiff to Musgrave Park this Friday night.