SHANE BUCKLEY HAS become the latest Munster man to make the switch from Thomond Park to Nottingham in recent weeks.

The back-row is Nottingham’s seventh signing of the summer, and their third from Munster following the earlier captures of flanker Jordan Coghlan and fly half Gearoid Lyons.

Current Munster assistant coach Ian Costello will take over as head coach at The Bay at this summer and the club has wasted no time in bolstering its ranks for next season.

Buckley, who is 24, is a former Irish Under-20 international and made his PRO12 debut for the Irish province against Edinburgh in September 2014.

“Shane is a very physical and abrasive player,” Costello told the club’s official website.

“He is an excellent ball carrier and a destructive tackler and he’s equally comfortable at 6 or 8.

“He works extremely hard on and off the pitch and will bring a lot of leadership to the group.”

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