Anthony Foley (born on 30 October 1973) is an Irish rugby union footballer. Foley is the son of Brendan Foley who was a lock in the celebrated Munster team that beat New Zealand 12-0 in Thomond Park in 1978. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... General phase play in rugby union. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch (also known as Munster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Munster. ... Thomond Park is a stadium in Limerick, Ireland. ...

Anthony Foley made his debut for Ireland against England on 21 January 1995 where he scored a try. He was part of the Shannon side that won 4 All-Ireland Leagues in a row for the Limerick club in the mid 1990s. Anthony had been dropped straight after his try scoring debut for Ireland and didn't figure in the Irish set up for a while. England Rugby is the name of the English national rugby union team. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ...

It has been with his province Munster that he has had his greatest successes. Being part of the Munster side that won the Celtic League in 2002 and skippering the side to win the Celtic Cup in 2005, as well as appearing in 2 European Cup finals with the province. Munster have an impressive record in the European Cup but never succeeded in lifting the trophy till 2006. The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales, seen by many as the third major league in Europe, after the English Guinness Premiership and the French TOP 14. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy. ...

Anthony Foley has the record for most caps in the history of the European Cup with his present tally standing at more than 70. He also has over 50 caps for Ireland.

He has since lost his place in the Ireland team, but continues to enjoy success with his province Munster. His club career reached a new high on 20 May 2006 when he captained the Munster side to victory over Biarritz (23-19) in the Heineken cup final at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff.