James Buckland
| Full name | James Buckland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 21, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Aylesbury, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | London Irish | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Northampton Academy Tawa | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000–2002 2002–2007 2007–2008 2008 – |
Northampton Leicester Tigers London Wasps London Irish |
0 69 9 3 |
(0) (15) (5) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002 2006 – |
England U21 England Saxons |
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James Buckland (born 21 September 1981 in Aylesbury, England) is a former rugby union player who played at hooker for Leicester Tigers, London Wasps, London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.
Born and raised in Aylesbury, Buckland started playing at Aylesbury RFC.[2] Whilst playing for his home town club, he was spotted and offered a contract with the Northampton Saints.[2] He did not make an appearance for their senior team and later signed with the Leicester Tigers during the summer of 2002.[2]
That same summer, Buckland represented England at the 2002 IRB U21 World Championships.[3]
During his spell with the Tigers, Buckland featured in the 2007 Heineken Cup Final.[4] He also represented the England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup.[5]
Buckland joined London Wasps for the 2007–08 season.[6] Buckland signed for London Irish in the summer of 2008.[7] James Buckland retired from the game due to injury and became the forwards coach at Championship rugby club London Scottish from 2011/12 season.
In the summer of 2015 he became head coach at National One side Rosslyn Park on a 3 year contract.
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Inside Story: James Buckland". Leicester Tigers Official site. 2002-11-15. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ↑ "Soden off as England U-21s win". BBC. 2002-06-21. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ↑ "Heineken Cup final: Leicester 9–25 Wasps". BBC. 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ↑ "England Saxons 27–30 Ireland A". BBC. 2006-06-17. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ↑ "Wasps sign Buckland from Tigers". BBC. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ↑ "Buckland signed for London Irish". BBC. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2009-12-20.