Rugby legend Anthony Foley dies in hotel at age 42

17 October,2016 08:16 AM IST |   |  AFP

Munster head coach and former Irish international Anthony Foley died suddenly in a Paris hotel on Sunday at the age of 42, triggering a flood of tributes from stunned former teammates, opponents and admirers of the rugby hardman


Paris: Munster head coach and former Irish international Anthony Foley died suddenly in a Paris hotel on Sunday at the age of 42, triggering a flood of tributes from stunned former teammates, opponents and admirers of the rugby hardman.

In a tribute, the president of Ireland, Michael Higgins, dubbed Foley "one of the great figures of Irish sport in the modern era".

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