Anthony Foley: He epitomised your true rugby person, says Nigel Owens

He was refereeing a game in Limerick but the team of match officials couldn’t stay in the regular hotel, so ... look, let Nigel Owens tell you the story himself.

“It was a few years ago,” says the Welsh native. “What happened, the Strand Hotel was full, so we ended up, the match officials, staying in the Clarion Hotel, and Munster were staying there as well.

“After the game I went back to the hotel and had a pint at the bar, and Anthony Foley was in the bar with his family - I think he may have finished playing at that point and just started coaching.