‘Words can't say it’: Limerick reeling from loss of local hero ‘Axel’ Foley

Hardened Munster men openly wept outside the hallowed turf of Thomond Park.

‘Words can't say it’: Limerick reeling from loss of local hero ‘Axel’ Foley

Hardened Munster men, more used to roaring on their rugby heroes into battle, openly wept outside the hallowed turf of Thomond Park at the loss of their leader, friend, and comrade "Axel" Foley, writes David Raleigh, in Limerick.

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