Thomas Young does not want international rugby take his focus away from Wasps

Wasps back-row Thomas Young insisted that his possible international call-up will not take his focus away from the Aviva Premiership club.

Young, who is the son of Wasps rugby director Dai, is in line to be named in the Wales squad for the upcoming Six Nations 2017 tournament by interim coach Rob Howley after he has amassed 13 tries in 37 Aviva Premiership games for his club.

Having been part of Cardiff Blues and Gloucester previously, the 24-year-old has also represented the Wales Under-20 team seven times in 2011-12.

Young admitted that even though international rugby is the ultimate honour for a player, he does want the aspiration to affect his current focus with the club.

"It's massive, it's something everyone wants to do. It's the ultimate to represent your country but I still can't take my focus off Wasps," he told Press Association Sport.

"International rugby is something every player wants to play in and wants to achieve but with squad we have at Wasps, if you look elsewhere or take your eye off the game, that could cause a slip up.

"I have to make sure I'm in the 23 and perform every game but everyone wants to play internationally that's why you play rugby, to reach the highest level."

Young was named on the standby in Wales' recent tour of New Zealand before a hamstring injury followed by another shoulder injury stalled his progress. However, he believes the break has helped him work on his game better as seen in his previous 17 games for Wasps where he contributed five tries.

"I got injured the last game of the season and it was a long summer of rehab. I ended up having shoulder surgery as well as repairing a hamstring tendon tear so it was a double whammy," he said. "Things happen for a reason so it gave my body a bit of a rest having played more last year.

"We'd just got into the semi final of the Premiership. I was more disappointed I wouldn't be able to play in that game. We'd done so well to get there so I was disappointed and then to find out I was on stand by hurt but you have to deal with it."

Meanwhile, Dai, who himself has represented Wales 51 times between 1987 and 2001 stated that his son has done everything in his ability to get selected for the country.

"As a dad you'd be no different to any other, you'd be as proud as punch. I have three sons and I'm proud of all of them, he just happens to be playing at Wasps. It would be a great reward for him and justified. He deserves to be selected, I don't think he could have done much more."