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Corrigan set for 100th Leinster appearance

14 October 2005, 1:42 pm

By Jonathan McConnell

Reggie Corrigan will earn his 100th cap when he lines up for Leinster in their Celtic League clash with the Cardiff Blues at the RDS on Saturday.

He said: "One of my major ambitions for this year was to reach the 100 cap mark with Leinster. I've enjoyed many high moments in my career and this is a fantastic honour. We're all looking forward to playing in the RDS and hopefully it will give us a chance to establish a fresh start.
"I'm personally very excited about the move and hopefully we'll start with a win."

The 34-year-old Leinster and Ireland stalwart joins Shane Byrne and Victor Costello in reaching the 100-cap mark and takes his place in the front row alongside David Blaney and Will Green. Brian O'Riordan comes in for his first start of the season at scrum-half in an otherwise unchanged backline which includes Gordon D'Arcy, Shane Horgan and Denis Hickie. In the pack, Ciaran Potts replaces Eric Miller.

Felipe Contepomi again captains the side.

Leinster:
15: Girvan Dempsey
14: Shane Horgan
13: Gordon D'Arcy
12: Felipe Contepomi
11: Denis Hickie
10: Christian Warner
9: Brian O'Riordan
1: Reggie Corrigan
2: David Blaney
3: Will Green
4: Ben Gissing
5: Bryce Williams
6: Ciaran Potts
7: Keith Gleeson
8: Jamie Heaslip

Replacements:
16: Ronan McCormack
17: Bernard Jackman
18: Cameron Jowitt
19: Des Dillon
20: Brian O'Meara
21: Kieran Lewis
22: Robert Kearney