Anthony Foley rubbishes rumours of Toulon swoop for Paul O’Connell

Munster coach Anthony Foley dismissed reports linking Paul O’Connell with Toulon as “nonsense” and claimed the story was a malicious attempt to ‘cause trouble’.

Claims that the Irish skipper was headed for a cash-rich end to his career with the European champions was met with a firm rebuttal by Foley yesterday as he prepares for Saturday’s Guinness Pro12 clash with Treviso.

“It’s a nonsense, it’s a nuisance. People are probably trying to cause trouble to try and interfere with our run in, unless somebody says it to us it’s neither here nor there to me.