James Buckland
Rugby player
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James Buckland (born 21 September 1981 in Aylesbury, England) is a former rugby union player and current coach who played at hooker for Leicester Tigers, London Wasps, London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.
| Born | James Buckland 21 September 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 played as a replacement when Leicester won that year's Premiership final.[5] He also represented the England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup.[6]
Buckland joined London Wasps for the 2007–08 season.[7] Buckland signed for London Irish in the summer of 2008.[8] 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.