Tony Buckley
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| Tony Buckley | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | October 8 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight | 21 st 2 lbs (134 kg) | ||
| Nickname | Mushy | ||
| School | Newmarket, County Cork Boherbue Newbridge College |
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| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2005 - Present | Shannon RFC | ||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| 2004 - 2005 2005 - Present |
Connacht Munster |
28 |
(10) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2007 - Present | Ireland | 7 | (0) |
Tony Buckley (born 8 October, 1980[1]) is an Irish rugby union player from Newmarket, County Cork, who plays tighthead prop for Shannon, Munster and Ireland.
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[edit] Club Career
Buckley joined Munster from Connacht in 2005 but his first two years were interrupted with injury. Following initial reports, it was thought that he would move to Bath on a one year contract at the end of the 2007 season.[2] However, it was later announced that he would remain at Munster until 2009, after agreeing to a two-year contract extension.[3] The 2007-2008 season provided Buckley with increased game time, starting four of the first six matches in the Magners League, followed by making his Heineken Cup debut against the London Wasps. It was during this match that Buckley came on for the injured John Hayes and within minutes had put Simon Shaw to ground with a hand-off on his own line.[4]
[edit] International Career
In April 2007, Buckley was named in the Irish squad to tour Argentina in the summer. He was listed among the replacements in the matchday XXII for the first test in Santa Fé on the 26th of May, during which he gained his first of two caps on the tour. Later that year he was added to the the 2007 Rugby World Cup squad as an injury replacement for Simon Best but did not feature during the tournament following Ireland's exit at the group stages. Buckley's competitive debut came in the 2008 Six Nations Championship when he was introduced for last 10 minutes of Ireland's opening fixture against Italy on the 2nd of February 2008.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ MunsterRugby.ie: Player Profiles. Retrieved on April 10, 2007.
- ^ MunsterRugby.ie: Buckley Heads For Bath. Retrieved on 10 April 2007.
- ^ MunsterRugby.ie: Buckley Remains With Munster. Retrieved on 13 April 2007.
- ^ YouTube.com: Mushy's Hand off on Shaw. Retrieved on 20 November 2007.
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