David Kilcoyne (rugby union)

David Kilcoyne

Kilcoyne carrying against Harlequins in 2013.
Nickname	Killer
Date of birth	(1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth	Limerick, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	118 kg (18 st 8 lb, 260 lb)
School	Ardscoil Rís, Limerick
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Amateur clubs Years Club / team
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2011–present Munster 123 (90) Correct as of 5 March 2017
National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2012–present 2013–14 Ireland Ireland Wolfhounds 17 2 (5) (0) Correct as of 12 November 2016

David Kilcoyne (born 14 December 1988 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro12 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a Prop. Kilcoyne played his schools rugby with Ardscoil Rís, Limerick, where he won the Munster Schools Junior Cup, and plays his club rugby with UL Bohemians R.F.C..

Kilcoyne joined the Munster Academy at the start of the 2010–11 season, after impressing in the 2009–10 British and Irish Cup campaign.

On 26 December 2011, he made his Munster debut as a replacement against Connacht in a Pro12 match. He made his first start for Munster in the Round 21 league fixture against Scarlets on 21 April 2012.

On 6 April 2012, Kilcoyne scored a try in extra-time of the Munster A - Leinster A British and Irish Cup semi-final, securing a place in the final for Munster A. He also started in the 2011–12 British and Irish Cup Final on 27 April 2012, which Munster A won after beating Cross Keys 31-12 at Musgrave Park, Cork.

Kilcoyne made his Heineken Cup debut on 13 October 2012, in Munster's opening 2012–13 Heineken Cup fixture away to Racing Métro 92. He played in all of Munster's remaining pool matches, except the away match to Saracens due to illness. Kilcoyne scored his first try for Munster on 29 March 2013, in a league fixture against Glasgow. He started for Munster in their 12-18 quarter-final victory away to Harlequins on 7 April 2013. Kilcoyne also started the 16-10 semi-final defeat to ASM Clermont Auvergne on 27 April 2013. He was nominated for Munster Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season, but lost to Tommy O'Donnell.