A sad week for the club. Sheelagh Foley, the mother of late Munster and Ireland icon, Anthony Foley, passed away last Wednesday, as did Michelle Payne, the wife of former player and team manager, Shaun Payne. Former No 8, Foley, is one of the most iconic players in the province’s history, and died while he […]
8 months ago
A brilliant quip from the Munster legend. On the Offload podcast, with former Ireland players Tommy Bowe and Donncha O’Callaghan, the topic of Rieko Ioane’s and Johnny Sexton’s spat was brought up. With the All Black joining Leinster at the end of the year, there has been much talk about his insulting words to Leinster […]
9 months ago
“It’s an incredibly sad memory for the Munster team who were in Paris that week.” Peter O’Mahony is preparing to play Scotland this Saturday in the World Cup, but still took the time to pay a powerful tribute to Anthony Foley ahead of a landmark game in Paris. The Munster star is set to make […]
2 years ago
“The guy is an absolute machine.” One home win in the United Rugby Championship may not quell all the concerns around Munster Rugby, but the performances of Edwin Edogbo and Gavin Coombes certainly gave their fans something to cling to. Last weekend’s victory over the Bulls was the first start for Edogbo and the second […]
3 years ago
“Have you ever heard of using a boat, Rosie?” Former Ireland star Rosie Foley has become just the second Irish woman to complete the arduous ‘Triple Crown’ of Open Water Swimming, a marathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims around the world. The Killaloe native undertook the charity challenge in memory of her […]
3 years ago
“All that pressure he was under, and there he is dropping me in dog food he’d thought to pick up on the way back from Limerick.” We are days out from Ireland taking on New Zealand at a sold-out Aviva Stadium, when a tribute song to the late Anthony Foley will be launched in from […]
4 years ago