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Nickname | Bucks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2004 (age 21–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Buckley (born 2004) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with St Finbarr's and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
Buckley played hurling at all grades as a student at St Francis College in Rochestown. He progressed through the various competitions and won an All-Ireland PPS SBHC title in 2022 after a 0-17 to 0-09 win over Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in the final. [1] Buckley later lined out with University College Cork,firstly with the freshers' team in 2023 before later lining out in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [2] [3]
At club level,Buckley first played for St Finbarr's as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels. He won Rebel Óg Premier 1 MHC and MFC titles in 2020 and 2021 respectively. [4] [5] In October 2022,Buckley came on as a substitute when St Finbarr's beat Blackrock by 2-14 to 1-07 to win their first Cork PSHC title in 19 years. [6]
Buckley first appeared on the inter-county scene for Cork during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He was part of the team that won the All-Ireland MHC title after a 1–23 to 0–12 defeat of Galway in the 2021 All-Ireland MHC final. [7] Buckley immediately progressed to the under-20 team and added an All-Ireland U20HC title to his collection after lining out at wing-forward in the 2–22 to 3–13 defeat of Offaly in the 2023 All-Ireland U20 final. [8]
Buckley first appeared for the senior team during the 2025 Munster SHC. [9]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2025 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-07 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 1-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-07 | ||