Anthony Foley led by example, says his old schools coach

The late Anthony Foley is remembered by a former St Munchin’s rugby coach, Pat Cross, for his “outstanding” performance in the 1992 Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final against a much-vaunted Christian Brothers College side.

“We got to the Munster Schools Senior Cup final against Pres in 1992. We only had an average team but Anthony Foley, on his own, beat CBC in the semi-final, one of the best CBC teams of all time.”

His former science teacher recalls: “They hadn’t lost a game all year and they had won it the year before. Anthony was outstanding. I’ve been involved in schools rugby for 35 years and I’ve never seen anything like it, from anybody. That was the real Anthony Foley.”