PICS: Munster fans are wearing their Munster colours in tribute to the late Anthony Foley today

Conor Heneghan

Rest in peace, Axel.

Munster Rugby and the wider sporting community remains in mourning following the sudden and devastating loss of Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley at the weekend, a giant described as “an incredible man” by his friend and former team-mate Ronan O’Gara.

Tributes flowed in from all over once the news emerged on Sunday and in Paris, where Munster had been due to face Racing 92 in the Champions Cup, Munster fans gathered and sang ‘The Fields of Athenry’ in his memory.

Keith Cunningham of the KC Show on Cork’s Red FM proposed that Munster fans wear their colours on Monday in honour of Foley’s memory and, as of 11am on Monday morning, it has already been met with a fantastic response.

A fitting tribute.

We kicked off #WearYourMunsterColours on the show today.Thousands are getting involved to remember #RIPAnthonyFoley #RIPAxel Even these lads pic.twitter.com/shVMhFJ7tu

— KC (@kcshowcork) October 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/TomFoster24/status/787955408170323968

#WearYourMunsterColours #RIPAxel @kcshowcork @Munsterrugby @CorksRedFM #munsterrugbyfamily #shouldertoshoulder 😢💔 pic.twitter.com/N55rMubZhY

— Avril Crotty (@AvrilCrotty) October 17, 2016

#WearYourMunsterColours #RIPAxel pic.twitter.com/ioU4FpVGo1

— Aedrean Ó Dubhghaill (@Aedraen) October 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/KikoMurphy/status/787950397520547840

https://twitter.com/iamcianmac/status/787947674813300736

#WearYourMunsterColours @kcshowcork @UL @ulstudentsunion #redandproud pic.twitter.com/AuDQHsGF7K

— Harvey Rael (@HarveyRael1) October 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/osullivan_fi/status/787939071184211968

#RIPAxel #WearYourMunsterColours flying the colours for Axel in the studio today! @kcshowcork @Munsterrugby pic.twitter.com/rFJk2iRotY

— TOᑎY O ᑕOᑎᑎOᖇ (@Tonys_Ponies) October 17, 2016

@kcshowcork #Wearyourmunstercolours #RIPAxel Never to be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/8zS1oFdzgi

— Joe Doherty (@joedoc23) October 17, 2016

Here's a pic of my lovely hubby Ciaran O Shea dressed in a Munster shirt for work this morning,Caroline #WearYourMunsterColours pic.twitter.com/DZoIRerAUs

— KC (@kcshowcork) October 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/Obuaigh/status/787927732399271936