Foley will be a hard act to follow, says new captain O’Connell

NEW Munster captain Paul O’Connell knows he has a tough act to follow.

O’Connell has described getting the captaincy as a huge honour. Anthony Foley, who was skipper for two seasons, will assume the role of joint vice-captain with Ronan O’Gara.

“To follow in the footsteps of Anthony, Jim Williams and Mick Galwey before him has to be a massive honour. All of them have been outstanding captains, big thinkers on the game, and each of them have made a huge contribution to Munster rugby” he said.