‘You get a good spell and never look back’: Munster’s Diarmuid Kilgallen on overcoming injury
Rory Best used to note self-deprecatingly that not being blessed with fast-twitch fibres helped make him less injury prone and more durable. But as Robert Baloucoune, Tommy O’Brien and many others can testify, being electrically quick can come at a cost.
“Yeah, that’s the thing. It’s a blessing and a curse, isn’t it,” said Diarmuid Kilgallen, the 26-year-old Munster winger who has been dogged by hamstring issues in his two seasons to date with the province.


