# Brendan Foley

> Brendan Oliver Foley is an Irish former rugby union player, who played in the amateur era of the sport. He played primarily as a lock. Foley spent most of his club career with Shannon in Limerick and played at provincial level for Munster, starting in the team's famous victory over New Zealand in 1978. Foley also played internationally for Ireland, winning 11 caps between 1976 and 1981. Foley is the father of two Ireland rugby internationals Anthony Foley (1973-2016) and Rosie Foley.

*Irish rugby union player*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/brendan-foley

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** 1950-08-06
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Brendan Oliver Foley is an Irish former rugby union player, who played in the amateur era of the sport. He played primarily as a lock. Foley spent most of his club career with Shannon in Limerick and played at provincial level for Munster, starting in the team's famous victory over New Zealand in 1978. Foley also played internationally for Ireland, winning 11 caps between 1976 and 1981. Foley is the father of two Ireland rugby internationals Anthony Foley (1973-2016) and Rosie Foley.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 25.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 1.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 39.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Brendan Foley (rugby union)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Foley_(rugby_union))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27840129)

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