McMillan creating a positive environment where leaders naturally show themselves

Clayton McMillan will need all the leadership qualities he can muster if he is to win the first interpo derby of his tenure and end a four-game losing streak in the fixture.

LEADERS: Tom Farrell and Fineen Wycherley have stepped forward as two leaders for new Head Coach Clayton McMillan.

An off night for Munster in Cork proved an ideal platform for Clayton McMillan to witness which of his players would emerge as leaders when their side needed it most and against Edinburgh at Virgin Media Park, the new head coach found at least two in Tom Farrell and Fineen Wycherley.

A man of the match performance from last season’s Munster player of the year and outside centre Farrell on his seasonal debut and a game-clinching fourth try on 74 minutes scored by the workaholic lock Wycherley, a late addition to the side following a head knock to intended starter Tom Ahern, played their parts in extending a winning start to the URC campaign to three games with a 20-19 bonus-point victory on Friday night.