Dave Foley (rugby union)
| Full name | David Foley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clonmel, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | CBS High School Clonmel | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Limerick | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| UL Bohemians R.F.C. | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2010–17 2017– |
Munster Pau |
84 0 |
(0) (0) |
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Correct as of 26 February 2017
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2013–14 2014 |
Emerging Ireland Ireland |
6 2 |
(0) (0) |
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Correct as of 30 November 2014
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Dave Foley (born 16 May 1988) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro12 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a Lock. Foley plays his club rugby with UL Bohemians R.F.C..
Foley made his Munster debut against Connacht in April 2010. His first start for Munster was against Benetton Treviso in February 2011. A dislocated shoulder sustained in a RaboDirect Pro12 game against Newport Gwent Dragons on 3 March 2012 ruled Foley out for 'a while'. He signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in March 2012. In January 2013, Foley signed a further contract extension with Munster. Foley was ruled out for 3 months with a wrist injury in January 2015. He returned form the injury on 5 September 2015. On 16 March 2017, it was confirmed that Foley required a second wrist surgery.
On 21 March 2017, it was announced that Foley would joining French Top 14 side Pau at the beginning of the 2017–18 season. In making the move, Foley will join ex-Munster teammates James Coughlan, Patrick Butler and Sean Dougall at the club.
Foley was named in the Emerging Ireland squad to take part in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2013. He started against Georgia in Emerging Ireland's first game of the tournament on 7 June 2013. Foley also started in Emerging Ireland' second game, a 19-8 defeat to South Africa President's XV on 11 June 2013. He started Emerging Ireland 42-33 final game victory against Uruguay on 16 June 2013. Foley was again selected in the Emerging Ireland squad when it was announced on 26 May 2014. He started against Russia in their first 2014 IRB Nations Cup match on 13 June 2014. Foley came off the bench in their second game against Uruguay on 18 June 2014. He started in the 31-10 win Romania on 22 June 2014, a win that secured the 2014 IRB Nations Cup for Emerging Ireland.
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