‘Axel’s death rocked us, but there was that connection around the number 8’

Greg Feek recalls coming up with the famous figure of eight tribute to Anthony Foley in 2016 as he reflects on his time coaching Ireland and the All Blacks

Andy Farrell and Greg Feek before the 2016 game which started with the now famous figure of eight in honour of Anthony Foley

Greg Feek was nervous when he brought his idea to the table.

Ahead of the first meeting between Ireland and New Zealand in Chicago, Joe Schmidt wanted to mark the recent death of Anthony Foley with some sort of tribute and tasked his coaches with coming up with ideas.

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