Connect with us

Latest News

Heart condition caused Anthony Foley’s death

A French coroner has revealed that Anthony Foley died after a heart condition caused fluid to build up in his lungs.
The head coach died on Saturday night in at the age of 42 as “a heart rhythm disorder” provoked an acute pulmonary oedema.
Munster were due to take on in the opening round of the but the former Irish No.8 was found in his room at 12:40 on Sunday morning by a member of hotel staff and a Munster player.
His funeral will be held in Killaloe, Clare, on Friday at 12:00 BST.
Foley’s body will be flown to Shannon Airport on Wednesday before being taken to the family home.
Funeral mass will take place at St Flannan’s Church, with burial afterwards at Relig Nua Cemetery.
Foley won 62 caps and made 201 appearances in the back row for Munster, leading them to their first European Cup triumph in 2006.

Click to comment

You must be logged in to post a comment Login

Leave a Reply

 

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Rugby Newsletter
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

The Rugby Paper

Stadium Solutions

Arg v SA

Collinson Tensile

Taurus TapeLifting Giants

One Year To Go

Stadium Solutions

The best betting sites

Globusbet

£10 MINIMUM DEPOSIT CASINOSonline-casinos-nz-banner

Betzillion UKGGBet

free bets

More in Latest News