Reggie Corrigan
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Reggie Corrigan is a former Irish
rugby union
footballer, playing at loose-head prop-forward. He attended school in Presentation College, Bray
.
Corrigan made his international debut against Canada in November 1997. He played for Ireland in the Rugby World Cup
finals, in 1999 and 2003. He captained Ireland on two occasions against Tonga and Western Samoa in 2003. He was a member of the Triple Crown winning side in 2004. He won the last of his 47 caps against France in the 2006 Six Nations Championship
. Corrigan continued to play club rugby and stayed Leinster
until the end of the 2006-07 season. With 138 appearances he is their most capped player of all time and has become somewhat of a cult figure among fans.
Reggie now runs a healthy options menu to the students in Presentation College Bray where he went to school. He also is a permanent commentator on Setanta Ireland with rugby anylisis. He lives in Greystones with his wife Frieda and their son Nathan. He has been appointed scrummaging coach at Leinster for the 2009/10 season.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer, playing at loose-head prop-forward. He attended school in Presentation College, Bray
Presentation College, Bray
Presentation College is a Catholic secondary school established in 1921 by the Presentation Brothers in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.There are currently about 600 students in Presentation College. The school's main building was built in the late 1960s...
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Corrigan made his international debut against Canada in November 1997. He played for Ireland in the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
finals, in 1999 and 2003. He captained Ireland on two occasions against Tonga and Western Samoa in 2003. He was a member of the Triple Crown winning side in 2004. He won the last of his 47 caps against France in the 2006 Six Nations Championship
2006 Six Nations Championship
The 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
. Corrigan continued to play club rugby and stayed Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
until the end of the 2006-07 season. With 138 appearances he is their most capped player of all time and has become somewhat of a cult figure among fans.
Reggie now runs a healthy options menu to the students in Presentation College Bray where he went to school. He also is a permanent commentator on Setanta Ireland with rugby anylisis. He lives in Greystones with his wife Frieda and their son Nathan. He has been appointed scrummaging coach at Leinster for the 2009/10 season.