Dave Kilcoyne set for extended period on the sideline after ankle surgery

He has not played since suffering the injury against Leinster in August

Dave Kilcoyne will be out of action for up to eight weeks. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Munster and Ireland prop Dave Kilcoyne faces another eight weeks on the sidelines after he underwent surgery on Wednesday following a setback in his rehabilitation from an ankle injury.

Kilcoyne was injured just seven minutes in Munster’s post-lockdown restart game in last season’s Guinness PRO14 against Leinster on August 22 and has not played since.