Background
Richard Buckman was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand and went to Argyll School.
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He attended Napier Boys" High School and was also a member of their first fifteen.
Career
In 2002, he was the Ross Shield player of the tournament. In 2004, he was selected for the Central Districts Under 15 Rugby League side and was a standout player. He now plays for the Highlanders.
He made his debut off the bench for the Magpies against Otago at Carisbrook.
In 2009 he was named in the squad and got his first start against Southland. In 2011 he made his debut off the bench for the Hurricanes.
Buckman came close to being selected for the New Zealand side for the Under-20 World Cup. He was named in the Magpies team and mainly used off the bench.
He was selected for two starts, one against Southland at Rugby Park in Invercargill and the second in the semi-final against Canterbury at International Medical Association Stadium in Christchurch.
In January 2011 Buckman was selected for the Hurricanes Wider Training Group, which provides back-up and injury cover for the full squad. He played in all but one of the Hurricanes Development Team games and was then called up to train with the full squad at the end of April. On 4 June he make his debut off the bench as replacement for winger Hosea Gear at the end of the match against the Lions at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
Membership
Buckman plays his club rugby for Napier Technical and was a member of the 2008 Magpies (Hawkes Bay) wider training squad.
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New Zealand