Name Richard Buckman Career start 2009 Weight 94 kg | Height 1.84 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Player profile richard buckman
Richard Buckman, also known as the Barracuda Buckman is one of the absolute legends of the Highlanders along with the likes of Marty Banks, Fumiaki Tanaka, Siua Halanukanuka and Tony Brown (born 27 May 1989), is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.
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- Player profile richard buckman
- Richard Buckman injures his shoulder scoring try
- Early life
- Rugby career
- 2009 season
- 2011 season
- References
Richard Buckman injures his shoulder scoring try
Early life
Buckman was born in Palmerston North, and went to Argyll School. In 2002, he was the Ross Shield player of the tournament. In 2004, he was selected for the Central Districts Under 15 Rugby League side and was a standout player. He attended Napier Boys' High School and was a member of their 1st XV.
Rugby career
Buckman plays his club rugby for Napier Technical and was a member of the 2008 Hawke's Bay Magpies Wider Training Group. He made his debut off the bench for the Magpies against Otago at Carisbrook. In 2009 he was named in the squad and got his first start against Southland. In 2011 he made his debut off the bench for the Hurricanes.
2009 season
Buckman came close to being selected for the New Zealand side for the Under-20 World Cup. He was named in the Magpies team and mainly used off the bench. He was selected for two starts, one against Southland at Rugby Park in Invercargill and the second in the semi-final against Canterbury at AMI Stadium in Christchurch.
2011 season
In January 2011 Buckman was selected for the Hurricanes Wider Training Group. He played in all but one of the Hurricanes Development Team games and was then called up to train with the full squad at the end of April. On 4 June he make his debut off the bench as replacement for winger Hosea Gear at the end of the match against the Lions at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.