Anthony Foley: There was this one time (and the dressing room never let Axel forget it...!)

Twickenham Stoop, September, 7th, 1997. Chalk down the date: the last time, the only time Anthony Foley was dropped by Munster.

One of the more forgettable years of the Munster legend’s career as a disastrous tour of New Zealand, coupled with a poor run of form, culminated in him being omitted from the squad to play Keith Wood’s Harlequins in round one of the Heineken Cup.

Former Sunday’s Well flanker Greg Tuohy remembers that game, if only because he joined Alan Quinlan and Eddie Halvey in the backrow at Foley’s expense. The 48-40 loss to the then English giants, is a game he will always “cherish”.