Anthony Foley: He greeted adversity and acclaim equally

Adversity and Munster Rugby go hand in hand, but men like Anthony Foley always met it head on with their own force of character.

Last May a disappointing season for the province required one final push to avoid missing out on Champions Cup qualification. Failing to keep their place among the European elite would have been seen as a disaster at the time, how hollow and fickle that thought seems right now.

Ahead of Munster’s final game of the season, at home to Scarlets, a reporter asked Foley if he would be pleased to see the back of a very trying campaign. The response was determined and robust, much like the man himself.