James Buckland

James Buckland

Full name	James Buckland
Date of birth	(1981-09-21) September 21, 1981
Place of birth	Aylesbury, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
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

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. Whilst playing for his home town club, he was spotted and offered a contract with the Northampton Saints. He did not make an appearance for their senior team and later signed with the Leicester Tigers during the summer of 2002.

That same summer, Buckland represented England at the 2002 IRB U21 World Championships.

During his spell with the Tigers, Buckland featured in the 2007 Heineken Cup Final. He also represented the England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup.

Buckland joined London Wasps for the 2007–08 season. Buckland signed for London Irish in the summer of 2008. James Buckland retired from the game due to injury and now is the forwards coach at Championship rugby club London Scottish from 2011/12 season.

External links

• London Irish profile
• Wasps profile
• Leicester Tigers profile
• Personal Website