Munster
Foley made his debut for Munster against Swansea in November 1995, a game that was also Munster's first ever Heineken Cup fixture.
He was in the Munster team that lost 8-9 to Northampton Saints in the 2000 Heineken Cup Final, and was again the runner-up when Munster lost 15-9 to Leicester Tigers in the 2002 Heineken Cup Final.
Foley was finally on the winning side when Munster won the 2002-03 Celtic League.
When Mick Galwey resigned as Munster captain, Foley lost by one vote to Jim Williams in a vote to decide to next captain. When Williams left Munster in 2005, Foley became the new captain, and in his first season in the position, he led Munster to victory over Biarritz Olympique in the 2006 Heineken Cup Final.
Foley had played in all but one of Munster's first 78 Heineken Cup games until a shoulder injury sustained during Munster's 21-19 victory over Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in their first game of the 2006-07 Heineken Cup caused him to miss his sides subsequent victory over Bourgoin, as well as back-to-back games against Cardiff in December 2006.
He stood down as captain at the beginning of the 2007-08 season, making way for Paul O'Connell. He was dropped for Munster's final fixtures of the 2007-08 Heineken Cup, and announced his retirement for the end of the season.
Foley held a number of records at the end of his career. He held the record for most European caps (86) until it was beaten by John Hayes. He was the first Munster player to reach 200 caps and was the most capped player (with 202 caps) until Alan Quinlan overtook this record in September 2010. Foley still holds the record for most tries by a forward in the Heineken Cup, with a total of 23. His career total of 39 tries for Munster placed him only two behind the all-time leader Anthony Horgan.
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