| Birth name | Reggie Corrigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 November 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin,Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reggie Corrigan (born 19 November 1970)[2] is a formerIrishrugby union footballer, playing at loose-head prop-forward. He attended school inPresentation College, Bray.[3][4]
Corrigan made his international debut against Canada in November 1997. He played for Ireland in theRugby 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 the2006 Six Nations Championship. Corrigan continued to play club rugby and stayed atLeinster until the end of the 2006–07 season.[5] At time of retirement, he had more appearances (138) for Leinster than any other player. Though that appearance record has since been beaten by players such asBrian O'Driscoll andGordon D'Arcy.
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 analysis. He lives in Greystones with his wife Frieda and their son Nathan. He was appointed scrummaging coach at Leinster for the 2009/10 season.
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