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Rugby fans unite online to pay the perfect tribute to Anthony Foley

Published 11:19 17 Oct 2016 BST

Updated 11:19 17 Oct 2016 BST

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Rugby fans unite online to pay the perfect tribute to Anthony Foley

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We all pay tribute in our own ways.

Some will sing songs, some will sign books of condolence, some will recall fond memories, some will break their hearts, others can only express their disbelief. The sudden death of Anthony Foley has rocked the country to its core. It is not just sports fans, rugby diehards or Munster supporters who were affected by the loss of the Munster icon and head coach. Online a campaign began on Sunday night to pay a simple but evocative tribute to Foley, with supporters urged to wear Munster red in honour of the 42-year-old. It appears to have started with Munster Express journalist Dermot Keyes.  It quickly went international. https://twitter.com/kigeca/status/787954807021633536 It was incorporated into people's morning commutes. https://twitter.com/PdDan/status/787934070101737472 Generations of families got involved. https://twitter.com/CallaghanBrian/status/787933048071417856 It even made it to the rival province. https://twitter.com/DamoGrimes/status/787922555470508032 It became a movement. https://twitter.com/SelenaG86x/status/787959763820802048 https://twitter.com/ExplodingSoftly/status/787793741373399040 https://twitter.com/shivkelli/status/787913843951472640

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