Dave Foley (born 16 May 1988) is an Irish

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player for French side Pau in the

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and

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. He plays as a

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Munster

Foley made his Munster debut against

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in April 2010. His first start for Munster was against Benetton Treviso in February 2011. A dislocated shoulder sustained in a

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game against

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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.

Pau

On 21 March 2017, it was announced that Foley would joining French

side Pau at the beginning of the 2017–18 season. In making the move, Foley joined ex-Munster teammates Paddy Butler and Sean Dougall and former Munster backs coach

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at the club.

Ireland

Foley was named in the

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squad to take part in the

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on 19 May 2013. He started against

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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

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on 16 June 2013. Foley was again selected in the

squad when it was announced on 26 May 2014. He started against

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in their first 2014 IRB Nations Cup match on 13 June 2014. Foley came off the bench in their second game against

on 18 June 2014. He started in the 31–10 win

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on 22 June 2014, a win that secured the 2014 IRB Nations Cup for Emerging Ireland. Foley was named in the Ireland squad for the 2014 Guinness Series on 21 October 2014. Foley made his senior debut for Ireland on 16 November 2014, starting in the 49–7 win against

and earning the

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award. He also came on in the 26–23 win against Australia on 22 November 2014. On 22 February 2016, Foley was named in Ireland's squad for the

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fixture against

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. He was called-up as an injury replacement for

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Honours

Emerging Ireland

* World Rugby Tbilisi Cup **Runner-Up (1): (

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**Winner (1): (

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References

External links

Munster ProfileIreland ProfileIreland U20 Profile
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