Captain fantastic not resting on laurels

ANTHONY FOLEY will be remembered in years to come as the first Munster captain to lift the Heineken Cup, but he had no wish to hog the limelight.

Captain fantastic not resting on laurels

“I had that honour, but only as a representative of the whole squad,” he said as he basked in the glory of a long awaited victory.

Foley was replaced late in the game, but sat out those final minutes happy that his troops would bring home the bacon.

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