'A fitting way for me to finish up': Munster legend Dave Kilcoyne to retire from rugby

“The last two years haven’t gone as planned with surgeries to my shoulder and Achilles," said the 36-year-old. 

Dave Kilcoyne is one of only 15 players to have reached the 200-cap landmark for Munster. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Dave Kilcoyne has confirmed he is retiring from professional rugby after a 15-year career with Munster and Ireland.

Serious shoulder and Achilles tendon injuries, both of which required surgery, have restricted the loosehead prop to just five appearances in the last two seasons since Kilcoyne’s return from the 2023 World Cup, at which he earned his 56th and final Ireland cap off the bench in the quarter-final defeat to New Zealand.