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{{Short description|Irish hurler and selector}}
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{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
| image = 
| name = Ned Buggy
| irish = Éamonn Ó Bogaigh
| fullname = Ned Buggy
| feet = 5
| inches = 10
| occupation = Sports shop owner
| nickname = 
| county = Wexford
| province = Leinster
| club = [[Faythe Harriers]]
| clposition = Midfield
| clubs = 
| clyears = 1960-1985
| clapps(points) = 
| clcounty = 1
| clprovince= 
| clallireland = 
| counties = [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]]
| icposition = Midfield
| icyears = 1967-1982
| icapps(points) = 26 (14-98)
| icprovince = 4
| icallireland = 1
| nhl = 1
| allstars = 1
| clupdate = 
| icupdate =
| birth_date = 1948
| birth_place=[[Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
}}
'''Ned Buggy''' (born 1948) is an Irish retired [[hurling]] selector and former [[hurling|player]] who enjoyed a successful career as a midfielder with the [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]] senior team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wexford's remarkable sporting ambassador|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Wexford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=92817|access-date=5 November 2010|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=12 November 1993}}</ref>

Born [[Wexford]], Buggy was introduced to hurling in his youth. He had some championship successes at underage levels with the [[Faythe Harriers GAA|Faythe Harriers]] club before later claiming a [[Wexford Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medal at senior level.

Buggy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team. An [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal winner in this grade he later was an [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] runner-up with the under-21 team. Buggy made his senior debut during the [[1966-67 National Hurling League|1966-67 league]]. He went on to play a key role for Wexford at midfield during a successful era and won one [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal as a non-playing substitute, four [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medals and one [[National Hurling League]] medal. Buggy was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

As a member of the [[Leinster GAA|Leinster]] inter-provincial team, Buggy won two [[Railway Cup]] medals. Throughout his inter-county career, he made 26 championship appearances. Buggy retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the [[1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1982 championship]].

After retiring from playing, Buggy became involved in team management and coaching as a selector with the Leinster inter-provincial team.

==Playing career==
===Club===

Buggy first played for Faythe Harriers as a juvenile in 1960. He claimed a championship medal in this grade in 1964 before later claiming a minor championship medal in 1966 followed by three successive under-21 championship medals.

In 1981 Buggy lined out at left corner-forward in his third senior championship decider. [[Buffers Alley]] provided the opposition, but a late goal from a '65' by Buggy ended up in the net. The narrow 2-10 to 2-9 victory gave him a [[Wexford Senior Hurling Championship]] medal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gorey Minors stunned hurling world in 1981|url=http://www.wexfordpeople.ie/sport/gaa/gorey-minors-stunned-hurling-world-in-1981-29895014.html|access-date=30 June 2016|publisher=Wexford People|date=7 January 2014}}</ref>

===Minor and under-21===

Buggy joined the Wexford minor team in 1965, however, their championship campaign ended without success. Eligible for the grade again in 1966, Buggy won a [[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medal that year following a huge 7-6 to 1-7 defeat of [[Laois GAA|Laois]]. On 4 September 1966, Wexford faced [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in the All-Ireland decider. Wexford came from behind in the last five minutes to level the game at 6-7 apiece. The replay on 16 October 1966 also saw Wexford stage a late rally with two goals. A 4-1 to 1-8 victory secured an [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]] medal for Buggy.

By 1969 Buggy was in his final year with the Wexford under-21 team. A 3-16 to 4-3 defeat of reigning provincial champions [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] gave him a [[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medal in this grade. On 14 September 1969, Wexford faced Cork in the All-Ireland decider. Buggy scored 0-3 from play, however, Cork was superior in securing their third successive championship with a 5-13 to 4-7 victory.

===Senior===

Buggy made his senior championship debut in a 3-15 to 3-11 Leinster semi-final defeat of [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] on 16 June 1968. He was an unused substitute throughout the rest of the campaign as Wexford claimed the [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] titles following respective defeats of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] and [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://premierview.ie/part_5_decades_of_glory.html|title=Decades of glory|publisher=Premier view website|access-date=8 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153051/http://premierview.ie/part_5_decades_of_glory.html|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

After surrendering their championship titles in 1969, Wexford regrouped the following year. A 4–16 to 3–14 defeat of old rivals Kilkenny in the first 80-minute championship game gave Buggy a second Leinster medal, his first on the field of play. Wexford subsequently faced Cork in the All-Ireland decider on 6 September 1970, however, an injury ruled Buggy out of the game. A 6–21 to 5–10 score gave Cork the victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://balls.ie/gaa/cork-all-ireland-1970/|title=This will help cheer up Cork fans|publisher=Balls.ie website|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145958/http://balls.ie/gaa/cork-all-ireland-1970/|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Buggy won a [[National Hurling League]] medal in 1973 following a 4–13 to 3–7 defeat of [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]].

After a five-year period of Kilkenny dominance, Wexford broke through in 1976. A 2–20 to 1–6 trouncing gave Buggy a third Leinster medal. Cork provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland final on 5 September 1976. Wexford got off to a great start and were 2–2 to no score ahead after just six minutes. Wexford had a two-point lead with ten minutes to go, however, three points from [[Jimmy Barry-Murphy]], two from [[Pat Moylan (Cork hurler)|Pat Moylan]] and a kicked effort from [[Ray Cummins]] gave Cork a 2–21 to 4–11 victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/cork/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=108922|title=Cork's three-in-a-row 70s hurling teams honoured|date=23 March 2009|publisher=Hogan Stand website|access-date=8 July 2014}}</ref>

Buggy collected his fourth Leinster medal in 1977 following a 3–17 to 3–14 defeat of Kilkenny. The All-Ireland final on 4 September 1977 was a repeat of the previous year, with Cork providing the opposition once again. [[Seánie O'Leary]] scored the decisive goal for Cork as the game entered the last quarter, while [[Martin Coleman]] brought off a match-winning save from [[Christy Keogh]] to foil the Wexford comeback. A 1–17 to 3–8 defeat was Buggy's lot as he endured a second successive year as an All-Ireland runner-up.

Wexford went into decline following this defeat as Kilkenny and Offaly emerged as the dominant teams in Leinster. In spite of this Buggy won an [[GAA All Stars Awards|All-Star]] award in 1979.

===Inter-provincial===

Buggy also lined out with [[Leinster GAA|Leinster]] in the inter-provincial series of games and enjoyed much success. In 1977 he was at midfield as Leinster faced [[Munster GAA|Munster]] in the decider. A 2-17 to 1-13 victory gave him a [[Railway Cup]] medal.

In 1979, Buggy won a second Railway Cup medal as Leinster defeated [[Connacht GAA|Connacht]] by 1-13 to 1-9.

==Honours==
===Player===

;Faythe Harriers
*[[Wexford Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): 1981
*Wexford Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 1967, 1968, 1969
*Wexford Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1966

;Wexford
*[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1968|1968]] (sub)
*[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]] (4): [[1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|1968]] (sub), [[1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|1970]], [[1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|1976]], [[1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|1977]]
*[[National Hurling League]] (1): [[National Hurling League 1972-73|1972–73]]
*[[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1969]]
*[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|1966]]
*[[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Leinster Minor Hurling Championship|1966]]

;Leinster
*[[Railway Cup]] (2): 1977, 1979

===Selector===

;Leinster
*[[Railway Cup]] (1): 1993

==References==
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[[Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen]]