Cronin keen to follow in ‘Killer’s’ footsteps

James Cronin may well have been more aggrieved than many within Munster when he heard Dave Kilcoyne had not been named by Joe Schmidt in Ireland’s squad for the autumn internationals.

It says much for Kilcoyne’s progress through the ranks from AIL duty with UL Bohemian to Munster and then into an Ireland jersey within a short space of time last season, that his omission from the Guinness Series squad named last week was the major talking point for rugby pundits.

For fellow loosehead prop Cronin, earning similarly rave reviews this season to Kilcoyne’s plaudits of 12 months ago, that rapid rise is a boost to a young player looking to follow the same career path.