Name Shane Buckley Positions Flanker Education Rockwell College | Height 1.91 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Shane Buckley (born 14 April 1992) is an Irish rugby union player for English RFU Championship side Nottingham. He plays primarily as a number 8.
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Munster
Buckley made his Munster A debut on 17 December 2011, coming on as a replacement against Moseley in the British and Irish Cup. In March 2014, Buckley signed a development contract with the senior Munster squad for the 2014–15 season. Buckley was nominated for the John McCarthy Award for Munster Academy Player of the Year on 1 May 2014, an award Buckley won on 8 May 2014.
He made his debut for Munster on 5 September 2014, starting at Number 8 in the 13-14 opening Guinness Pro12 defeat against Edinburgh. Buckley signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in January 2015. In May 2016, it was announced that Buckley would leave Munster at the end of the 2015-16 season.
Nottingham
In May 2016, it was announced that Buckley would join English RFU Championship side Nottingham.