Career
Born and raised in Aylesbury, Buckland started playing at Aylesbury Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Whilst playing for his home town club, he was spotted and offered a contract with the Northampton Saints. He did not make an appearance for their senior team and later signed with the Leicester Tigers during the summer of 2002. That same summer, Buckland represented England at the 2002 Institutional Review Board U21 World Championships.
He also represented the England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup.
Buckland joined London Wasps for the 2007-2008 season. Buckland signed for London Irish in the summer of 2008.
James Buckland retired from the game due to injury and became the forwards coach at Championship rugby club London Scottish from 2011/12 season. In the summer of 2015 he became head coach at National One side Rosslyn Park on a 3 year contract.
