Cillian Buckley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cillian Ó Buachalla | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
14 July 1992 Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Biomedical engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Dicksboro | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| 2011-2015 | University College Dublin | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2012-present | Kilkenny | 19 (0-4) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:35, 10 August 2015. | |||
Cillian Buckley (born 14 July 1992) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Kilkenny, Buckley first excelled at hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2012 league. Buckley immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won three All-Ireland medals, two Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals.
At club level Buckley is a one-time championship medallist in the intermediate grade with Dicksboro.
During his schooling at St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny, Buckley established himself as a key member of the senior hurling team. In 2010 he won his first Leinster medal following a 3-13 to 1-11 defeat of Dublin Colleges. On 3 April 2010 St. Kieran's faced Ardscoil Rís in the All-Ireland decider. Buckley's side trailed by five points as the game entered the final quarter, however, St. Kieran's staged a magnificent comeback, hitting 1-5 without reply including a Michael Brennan goal in the 51st minute, to claim a 2-11 to 2-8 victory. It was Buckley's first All-Ireland medal.
Buckley added a second successive Leinster medal to his collection in 2011, as St. Kieran's recorded a 3-7 to 0-7 victory over Castlecomer Community School. On 2 April 2011 St. Kieran's renewed their rivalry with Ardscoil Rís in the All-Ireland final. A Thomas O'Hanrahan goal deep into stoppage time secured a 2-10 to 1-11 victory for St. Kieran's and a second All-Ireland medal for Buckley.
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