"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"
"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."
Greg Feek conceived the figure-of-eight tribute to honor Anthony Foley during his time coaching Ireland and the All Blacks in 2016. He presented the idea to the coaching group while feeling nervous about proposing it. Joe Schmidt sought a way to mark the recent death of Anthony Foley ahead of Ireland's first meeting with New Zealand in Chicago. The coaching staff were asked to produce tribute ideas for that match. Feek's figure-of-eight concept became the chosen form of tribute for the Chicago encounter between Ireland and New Zealand.
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