Tony Buckley

Rugger
name = Tony Buckley


caption =
birthname =
nickname = Mushy
birthyear = 1980
birthmonth = 10
birthday = 8
placeofbirth = Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland
height = 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
weight = 21 st 2 lbs (134 kg)
ru_currentclub = Shannon RFC
ru_position = Prop
ru_clubyears = 2005 - Present
ru_clubupdate =
ru_proclubs = Shannon RFC
ru_clubcaps =
ru_clubpoints =
ru_province = Connacht Munster
ru_provinceyears = 2004 - 2005 2005 - Present
ru_provincecaps = 31
ru_provincepoints = (10)
ru_provinceupdate = 18th June 2008
ru_nationalyears = 2007 - Present
ru_nationalteam = Ireland
ru_nationalcaps = 9
ru_nationalpoints = (0)
ru_ntupdate = 18th June 2008
other = yes
spouse =
children =
relatives =
school = Newmarket, County Cork Boherbue Newbridge College
university =

Tony Buckley (born 8 October, 1980 [cite web
title=MunsterRugby.ie: Player Profiles
url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/97_91.php
accessdate=April 10
accessyear=2007] )is an Irish rugby union player from Newmarket, County Cork, who plays tighthead prop for Shannon, Munster and Ireland.

Club career

Buckley joined Munster from Connacht in 2005 but his first two years were interrupted with injury. Following initial reports, it was thought that he would move to Bath on a one year contract at the end of the 2007 season. [cite web
title=MunsterRugby.ie: Buckley Heads For Bath
url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/19_3374.php
accessdate=10 April
accessyear=2007] However, it was later announced that he would remain at Munster until 2009, after agreeing to a two-year contract extension. [cite web
title=MunsterRugby.ie: Buckley Remains With Munster
url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/19_3377.php
accessdate=13 April
accessyear=2007] The 2007-2008 season provided Buckley with increased game time, starting four of the first six matches in the Magners League, followed by making his Heineken Cup debut against the London Wasps. It was during this match that Buckley came on for the injured John Hayes and within minutes had put Simon Shaw to ground with a hand-off on his own line. [cite web
title=YouTube.com: Mushy's Hand off on Shaw
url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkWyikgqt74
accessdate=20 November
accessyear=2007]

International career

In April 2007, Buckley was named in the Irish squad to tour Argentina in the summer. He was listed among the replacements in the matchday XXII for the first test in Santa Fé on the 26th of May, during which he gained his first of two caps on the tour. Later that year he was added to the the 2007 Rugby World Cup squad as an injury replacement for Simon Best but did not feature during the tournament following Ireland's exit at the group stages.Buckley's competitive debut came in the 2008 Six Nations Championship when he was introduced for last 10 minutes of Ireland's opening fixture against Italy on the 2nd of February 2008.

External links

* [http://www.irishrugby.ie/226_8254.php Irish Rugby Football Union profile]
* [http://www.munsterrugby.ie/97_91.php Munster Rugby Football Union profile]

References