Anthony Foley, a Munster legend to his core and ‘proper rugby bloke’

The former Ireland back-row, who has died aged 42, was a former Munster captain whose central part in his province’s greatest hour will not be forgottenSometimes it is less the number of games a sportsman plays than the heart and soul he pours into the jersey he wears. Anthony Foley had the rare stamina and inner passion to satisfy both criteria, which is why the desperately sad news of his death at the age of 42 cast such a depressing shadow over European rugby. Foley was not just any old retired player; he was a genuine Munster legend whose central part in his province’s greatest hour will n…