Jim Buckley (rugby union)
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James Henry Buckley is an Irish former international rugby union player.
A flanker, Buckley played his rugby with Cork club Sundays Well and was a Munster Junior Cup winner in 1958.[1]
Buckley toured Argentina with Ireland in 1970 and featured in both international matches against the Pumas, for which caps were not awarded.[2] He was capped twice in the 1973 Five Nations as a replacement for Jim Davidson, against England at Lansdowne Road and Scotland at Murrayfield, before losing his spot to Stewart McKinney.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Success is a record story". Evening Herald. 13 March 1986.
- ^ "Moore Is Named No. 8 For Tour Of Argentina". Belfast Telegraph. 7 July 1970.
- ^ "The Irish Question". Belfast News-Letter. 26 February 1973.
External links
[edit]- Jim Buckley at ESPNscrum