Ian Buckett
Encyclopedia
Ian Buckett is a former international rugby union
front row forward who played for Swansea
and London Welsh and played county rugby for North Wales rugby
.
He was a member of the 1992 Dark Blues
team and attained three full caps for Wales
.
against in Nukuʻalofa
in 1994 and toured several times with the senior side. He made his first appearance for a Wales XV in Swakopmund
in Namibia in 1990.
He won further caps against the US Eagles in San Francisco and against Canada in Toronto. Ian usually featured in the Wales A team
playing in nine games between 1993 and 1998. He also played twice for Wales B.
1st XI, usually playing in goal or central defender. At the time he also played club rugby for Flint R.F.C. He moved from there to Rhyl RFC and also played for Birkenhead Park FC, both as a colt and as a senior player.
He studied English Literature and Ancient History and Civilisation at Swansea University
graduating in 1992 and played three years with the University Rugby Team. He was a student at Swansea
when selected for the Barbarians during their centenary season and presented the Athletic Union with a jersey.
He had made his first appearance for Swansea RFC on 15th October 1988 against Leicester Tigers
and made 184 appearances for the club over the next 10 years. He scored the quickest recorded try
by a substitute in the Heineken Cup in a game with Wasps FC
in October 1997.
he became the only full Welsh rugby international to represent London Welsh either side of the Millenium during the 1999/2000 season.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
front row forward who played for Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
and London Welsh and played county rugby for North Wales rugby
North Wales rugby
North Wales Rugby was a representative rugby union team in and for north Wales. They competed annually in the Welsh County Championship and represented the region against international touring teams including the Tonga Sea Eagles, Romania, Japan and Western Samoa.At age grade level they competed...
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He was a member of the 1992 Dark Blues
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
team and attained three full caps for Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
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International Career
He was first capped for WalesWales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
against in Nukuʻalofa
Nukuʻalofa
Nukualofa is the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the southern most island group of Tonga.-Mythological origins:...
in 1994 and toured several times with the senior side. He made his first appearance for a Wales XV in Swakopmund
Swakopmund
Swakopmund is a city on the coast of northwestern Namibia, west of Windhoek, Namibia's capital. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. As a seaside resort, the weather is cooler here in December to January so the territorial administration moves to Swakopmund for these months...
in Namibia in 1990.
He won further caps against the US Eagles in San Francisco and against Canada in Toronto. Ian usually featured in the Wales A team
Wales A national rugby union team
The Wales A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Welsh national side. They have not played a game since April 2002.On the 20th February 2003, the Welsh Rugby Union were given permission to withdraw from the "A" team Six Nations Championship, citing costs as the primary reason...
playing in nine games between 1993 and 1998. He also played twice for Wales B.
Early life
Ian Buckett was a Wales Schools intermediate and senior group rugby international whilst representing Holywell High SchoolHolywell High School
Holywell High School is an English medium comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds in Flintshire, Wales. It serves the town of Holywell and neighbouring villages and rural communities in the northern part of the county. The roll is currently 840 pupils....
1st XI, usually playing in goal or central defender. At the time he also played club rugby for Flint R.F.C. He moved from there to Rhyl RFC and also played for Birkenhead Park FC, both as a colt and as a senior player.
He studied English Literature and Ancient History and Civilisation at Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
graduating in 1992 and played three years with the University Rugby Team. He was a student at Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
when selected for the Barbarians during their centenary season and presented the Athletic Union with a jersey.
He had made his first appearance for Swansea RFC on 15th October 1988 against Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
and made 184 appearances for the club over the next 10 years. He scored the quickest recorded try
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
by a substitute in the Heineken Cup in a game with Wasps FC
Wasps FC
Wasps FC is the amateur side of the Wasps rugby union club formed in 1867. The men's first team was split from Wasps FC at the turn of professionalism, for the 1996-97 season, to become Wasps RFC, owned by Chris Wright, and later became London Wasps in the summer of 1999...
in October 1997.
Trivia
On 2nd January 2000 in an English Cup fixture with Exeter ChiefsExeter Chiefs
Exeter Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black , White ....
he became the only full Welsh rugby international to represent London Welsh either side of the Millenium during the 1999/2000 season.
External links
- European Cup records: http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/36_4571.php?player=2052&includeref=dynamic
- Swansea RFC - official web page: http://www.swansearfc.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=105129