William Buckley (hurler)

William Buckley is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with St Finbarr's and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

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. Buckley later lined out with University College Cork, firstly with the freshers' team in 2023 before later lining out in the Fitzgibbon Cup.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Buckley first appeared for the senior team during the 2025 Munster SHC.

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