Richard Buckman

Richard Buckman
Date of birth May 27, 1989 (1989-05-27) (age 22)
Place of birth Palmerston North, New Zealand]]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight 94 kg (210 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing/Midfield
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Hawke's Bay 23 47

Richard Buckman, (born 27 May 1989 in Napier, New Zealand), is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Hurricanes in the Super 15s. His position is second five-eighth, but he can play anywhere in the backline.

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Early life

Richard Buckman was born in Napier, New Zealand and went to Argyll School. In 2002 he was the Ross Shield player of the tournament.[1] Buckman was not just a good rugby union player, he also played rugby league. In 2004 he was selected for the Central Districts Under 15 Rugby League side and was a standout player. He attended Napier Boys' High School and was also a member of their first fifteen.

Rugby career

Buckman plays his club rugby for Napier Technical and was a member of the 2008 Magpies (Hawkes Bay) wider training squad. He made his debut off the bench for the Magpies against Otago at Carisbrook. In 2009 he was named in the squad and got his first start against Southland. In 2011 he made his debut off the bench for the Hurricanes.

2009 season

Buckman came close to being selected for the New Zealand side for the Under-20 World Cup.[1] He was named in the Magpies team and mainly used off the bench. He was selected for two starts, one against Southland at Rugby Park in Invercargill and the second in the semi-final against Canterbury at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. Late in the 2009 season there was speculation that due to the departure of Crusader Casey Laulala Buckman was set to be selected for the Crusaders Super 14 squad, but he was not named in the team.

2011 season

In January 2011 Buckman was selected for the Hurricanes Super Rugby Wider Training Group, which provides back-up and injury cover for the full squad.[2] He played in all but one of the Hurricanes Development Team games and was then called up to train with the full squad at the end of April.[3] On 4 June he debuted off the bench as replacement for winger Hosea Gear at the end of the match against the Lions at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.[4]

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