The European rugby community was in mourning yesterday after the death of Munster head coach Anthony Foley, at the age of 42. Foley, who won 62 caps for Ireland between 1995 and 2005, was found dead in his Paris hotel room a few hours before Munster’s scheduled European Champions Cup clash with Racing 92. The game was called off as a mark of respect. Foley, who was married with two children, played more than 200 games in the Munster back row and was a central figure in the club’s rise to become champions of Europe in 2006, when he captained…

Source: The Times October 16, 2016 23:00 UTC