Scott Buckley (born 13 June 2000) is an Irish

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

Early life

Buckley attended Christian Brothers College and captained the school to victory in the 2019

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, scoring the crucial try that secured a 5–3 win against fierce rivals Presentation Brothers College in the final and a record 30th cup for Christians.

Munster

Buckley had a series of strong performances for

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during the

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, and captained the side in their 36–10 away defeat against Dragons A in August 2019, though a hamstring injury meant that he missed the majority of the campaign. Buckley joined the Munster academy ahead of the 2020–21 season. Following the disruption caused by the province's recent tour to South Africa, Buckley made his senior competitive debut for Munster in their opening 2021–22 Champions Cup fixture away to English club

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on 12 December 2021, scoring a try and earning the

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award in the province's 35–14 away win. He joined Munster's senior squad on a two-year contract from the 2022–23 season.

Ireland

Buckley has represented Ireland at under-18 and under-19 level.

Honours

Munster

**Winner (1):

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References

External links

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Munster Academy Profile
* 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Kinsale People educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork Rugby union players from County Cork Irish rugby union players University College Cork RFC players Munster Rugby players Rugby union hookers {{ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub