Munster man counts himself lucky to have had a career in rugby and is now looking forward to the next chapter
Former Munster and Ireland player Dave Kilcoyne. Photo: Don Moloney
Ravenhill, five days before Christmas and Munster have just scored in the corner through Shane Daly. At the previous breakdown, Dave Kilcoyne cleared out Aidan Morgan and, as the full-back headed to the line, you could see the prop get up gingerly in the background.
By the time play resumed, his rugby career was over. John Ryan was on and, while no one else had a notion, Kilcoyne knew he was done.