| James Buckland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Buckland | ||
| Date of birth | September 21, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Aylesbury, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||
| Nickname | Cabbage | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Northampton Academy Tawa |
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| Senior Clubs | 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) | |||
| 2002 2006 - |
England U21 England Saxons |
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James Buckland (born 21 September, 1981 in Aylesbury, England) is a rugby union player who plays at hooker for London Irish in the Guinness Premiership.
Born and raised in Aylesbury, Buckland started playing at Aylesbury RFC.[1] Whilst playing for his home town club, he was spotted and offered a contract with the Northampton Saints.[1] He did not make an appearance for their senior team and later signed with the Leicester Tigers during the summer of 2002.[1]
That same summer, Buckland represented England at the 2002 IRB U21 World Championships.[2]
During his spell with the Tigers, Buckland featured in the 2007 Heineken Cup Final.[3] He also represented the England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup.[4]
Buckland joined London Wasps for the 2007-08 season.[5] Buckland signed for London Irish in the summer of 2008.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Inside Story: James Buckland". Leicester Tigers Official site. 2002-11-15. http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/1501.php. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Soden off as England U-21s win". BBC. 2002-06-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2058833.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Heineken Cup final: Leicester 9-25 Wasps". BBC. 2007-05-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6663245.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "England Saxons 27-30 Ireland A". BBC. 2006-06-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5077114.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Wasps sign Buckland from Tigers". BBC. 2007-07-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_wasps/6895765.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Buckland signs for London Irish". BBC. 2008-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/7375340.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
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