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13 Facts About Tony Buckley

1.

Tony Buckley was born on 8 October 1980 and is a former Irish rugby union player who played Prop.

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Tony Buckley wore size 16 boots which had to be custom made for him in Germany.

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3.

Tony Buckley first started playing rugby for Kanturk R FCin Co Cork.

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4.

Tony Buckley was capped for Leinster Schools before playing for Shannon RFC.

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5.

Tony Buckley spent 1998 in New Zealand at St Peter's College representing their 1st XV.

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6.

Tony Buckley joined Munster from Connacht in 2005 but his first two years were interrupted with injury.

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Tony Buckley scored his first international try a year later against Canada on 24 May 2009, during the summer tour of North America.

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8.

Tony Buckley scored again for Ireland A against Georgia in the Churchill Cup, on 14 June 2009.

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9.

Tony Buckley was seen as the long term successor to John Hayes for club and country.

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10.

Tony Buckley was selected in Ireland's 43-man training squad for the 2011 World Cup, and won a place in the final 30-man squad to go to New Zealand.

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11.

On 25 September 2011, Tony Buckley scored his first World Cup try against Russia, in what turned out to be his final international appearance for Ireland.

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12.

Tony Buckley confirmed his retirement from professional rugby in June 2014, but decided to continue to play rugby non-professionally with Ulster Bank League side Kanturk.

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13.

Tony Buckley said “I am lucky that I have emerged from professional rugby relatively intact and capable of enjoying my last couple of seasons with the club I started with.

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