Anthony Foley: One of the game’s greatest

Anthony Foley’s talent was spotted early on and he went about fulfilling every inch of his potential, writes Charlie Mulqueen.

It was in the mid-eighties when word spread throughout the Limerick rugby world that a very special talent was emerging from St Munchin’s College.

The name on everyone’s lips was that of Anthony Foley, son of the great Brendan of Munster and Ireland fame, and a young man benefiting hugely from the coaching of his dedicated and knowledgeable dad.