William Buckley (hurler)

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William Buckley
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Buachalla
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 2004
Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
2022–present
 St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2022–present
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2025–
 Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

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.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2025.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2025 Division 1A 00-0000-0000-0000-00
Career total00-0000-0000-0000-00

Honours

St Francis College
St Finbarr's
Cork

References

  1. ↑ "Late power surge clinches All-Ireland Colleges Hurling title for Cork's Rochestown". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "UCC push past MTU Cork in fiery Freshers Hurling clash with two early red cards". Echo Live. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fitzgibbon Cup: UCC exit competition as holders UL pull away in second half". Echo Live. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jack Cahalane cracker helps St Finbarr's to Cork minor hurling glory". Irish Examiner. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rebel Óg Minor Football: St Finbarr's land Premier 1 title after a thriller with St Michael's". Echo Live. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Hurley, Denis (16 October 2022). "St Finbarr's end 29-wait for Cork county hurling title against Blackrock". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cork power to first minor title in 20 years with emphatic win over Galway". The 42. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Cork v Offaly: All-Ireland U20 hurling glory for Rebels". Echo Live. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Cork v Waterford: Rebels make four changes for pivotal clash". Echo Live. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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