Emotional Leo Cullen pays tribute to 'amazing' Anthony Foley: 'He's in my thoughts a lot'

"He passed away at 42 and I’m currently 43 so I thought a lot about Axel when I was 42"

Leo Cullen and Anthony Foley in 2004. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

An emotional Leo Cullen has paid tribute to Anthony Foley ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Munster legend’s passing.

Cullen reflected yesterday on that dreadful day in October of 2016, how he was in Leinster’s UCD base and preparing to watch Munster’s game against Racing from Paris when the TV bulletins broke the news.