Keith Wood: Anthony Foley news felt like some sort of sick joke

Former Irish rugby international Keith Wood has said the death of his former teammate Anthony Foley was almost like “some sort of sick joke that couldn’t obviously be true”.

“It didn’t make any sense yesterday, it doesn’t make any sense today, and it’s just unbelievably disturbing,” Mr Wood said yesterday.

Wood paid an emotional tribute to the late Munster coach on the Pat Kenny show on Newstalk, and discussed growing up with Foley, who he had known since he was a young boy in Killaloe, Co Clare.