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CNN: Top rugby coach found dead in Paris hotel room

By CNN.

Published Oct. 17, 2016 at 10:57 pm

A picture taken on October 16, 2016 shows a Munster flag and flowers hanging at the grid of the Yves du Manoir stadium in Colombes, outside Paris, in tribute to Munster head coach Anthony Foley who died suddenly this morning.

Photo by AFP

The world of rugby is in shock after the sudden death of Munster head coach and former Irish international Anthony Foley at the age of 42.

Foley, who played 62 times for his country, was found dead in the team’s hotel in Paris, ahead of a match in the European Champions Cup against Racing 92.