Rhys Buckley (born 18 June 1989) is a Welsh rugby union player.
He played for Caldicot Youth RFC and captained the side before joining the Dragons regional team having progressed through the Dragons Academy and Under-20 sides.
His position is hooker.
Buckley was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2011-12 season and subsequently joined Doncaster.
For the 2013-14 season he joined Moseley.
In May 2014 Buckley rejoined the Dragons.
He was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2017-18 season.
In March 2019 he became the first Welsh rugby union player to successfully breed the rainbow whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus lemniscatus.