Former rugby star Corrigan begins claim for unfair dismissal

Former Irish rugby star Reggie Corrigan has begun an unfair dismissal action against the Leinster branch of the IRFU after his contract as scrum coach was not renewed in 2012.

Mr Corrigan, 43, from Hillside, Greystones, Co Wicklow, was described as a “Leinster legend and part of Leinster rugby history” during a hearing of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin yesterday.

Mr Corrigan, capped 47 times as prop for Ireland, was appointed scrum coach for Leinster in July 2009.