James Cronin and David Kilcoyne out to show Joe Schmidt the error of his ways

Although never publicly expressed, there was an undoubted sense of grievance in the Munster camp that none of their front-row players merited a place in Joe Schmidt’s World Cup squad.

Leinster props Cian Healy, Mike Ross, Jack McGrath and Tadhg Furlong along with Connacht’s Nathan White all got the call from Schmidt leaving David Kilcoyne and James Cronin out in the cold.

Now both have the opportunity to show Schmidt the error of his ways beginning with Saturday’s Guinness Pro 12 top of the table clash against high flying Connacht.