James Buckland

{{Not to be confused with|Robert James Buckland}}

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{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = James Buckland

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| birth_name = James Buckland

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|9|21}}

| birth_place = Aylesbury, England

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|105|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/london_irish.php?section=1 |title=Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish Rugby |work=web page |publisher=Premier Rugby |accessdate=4 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206145353/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/london_irish.php?section=1 |archivedate= 6 February 2012 |df= }}

| school =

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Hooker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2000–2003

| youthyears2 = 2004–2005

| youthclubs1 = Northampton Academy

| youthclubs2 = Tawa

| years1 = 2000–2002 | clubs1 = Northampton | apps1 = 0 | points1 = 0

| years2 = 2002–2007 | clubs2 = Leicester Tigers | apps2 = 69 | points2 = 15

| years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = London Wasps | apps3 = 9 | points3 = 5

| years4 = 2008–2011 | clubs4 = London Irish | apps4 = 3 | points4 = 0

| repyears1 = 2002 | repteam1 = {{nruu|England|21}}

| repyears2 = 2006 | repteam2 = England Saxons

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James Buckland (born 21 September 1981 in Aylesbury, England) is a former rugby union player and current coach who played at hooker for Leicester Tigers, London Wasps, London Irish in the Aviva Premiership. Ever since James Buckland was born he has struggled to hit a line out. All through James’s career his jumpers got him to where he is today and this continues as he plays for his former club Aylesbury again.

Born and raised in Aylesbury, Buckland started playing at Aylesbury RFC.{{cite web|url=http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/1501.php|title=Inside Story: James Buckland|publisher=Leicester Tigers Official site|date=2002-11-15|accessdate=2009-12-20}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Whilst playing for his home town club, he was spotted and offered a contract with the Northampton Saints. He did not make an appearance for their senior team and later signed with the Leicester Tigers during the summer of 2002.

That same summer, Buckland represented England at the 2002 IRB U21 World Championships.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2058833.stm|title=Soden off as England U-21s win|publisher=BBC|date=2002-06-21|accessdate=2009-12-20}}

During his spell with the Tigers, Buckland featured in the 2007 Heineken Cup Final.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6663245.stm|title=Heineken Cup final: Leicester 9–25 Wasps |publisher=BBC|date=2007-05-19|accessdate=2009-12-20}} He also played as a replacement when Leicester won that year's Premiership final.{{cite news

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6637669.stm

|title=Premiership final

|publisher=BBC

|date=12 May 2007 |accessdate=9 February 2020}} He also represented the England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5077114.stm|title=England Saxons 27–30 Ireland A|publisher=BBC|date=2006-06-17|accessdate=2009-12-20}}

Buckland joined London Wasps for the 2007–08 season.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_wasps/6895765.stm|title=Wasps sign Buckland from Tigers|publisher=BBC|date=2007-07-12|accessdate=2009-12-20}} Buckland signed for London Irish in the summer of 2008.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/7375340.stm|title=Buckland signed for London Irish |publisher=BBC|date=2008-04-30|accessdate=2009-12-20}}

James Buckland retired from the game due to injury and became the forwards coach at Championship rugby club London Scottish from 2011/12 season.

In the summer of 2015 he became head coach at National One side Rosslyn Park on a 3-year contract.