Birth name | Anthony Gerard Foley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 October 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 October 2016 | (aged 42)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Suresnes, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 111 kg (17.5 st; 245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Munchin's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Brendan Foley (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Gerard Foley (30 October 1973 – 16 October 2016) was an Irish rugby union player and head coach of Munster. He was attached to the same squad during his professional playing career. He was a member of the Munster team that won the 2002–03 Celtic League and was the winning captain during their 2005–06 Heineken Cup success. Foley played for Ireland from 1995 until 2005 and captained the squad on three occasions.