Munster veteran prop Kilcoyne out for the season with shoulder injury

Dave Kilcoyne of Munster leaves the pitch with an injury.

Dave Kilcoyne faces at least six months on the sidelines having undergone surgery on a shoulder injury that will rule the Munster and Ireland prop out for the rest of the season.

The bad news for the Irish World Cup loosehead came on Thursday, nine days following his injury sustained at home to Leinster on St Stephen’s night as his province issued a grim squad update following another attritional outing that ended in defeat on New Year’s Day at Connacht.