Mick Roche

Mick Roche

Personal information
Irish name	Mícheál de Róiste
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-back
Born	1943 Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Carrick Davins
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1960s-1970s	Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	5
All Irelands	3
All Stars	1

Mick Roche (born 1943) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with the Tipperary inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.^[1]

Playing career

Club

Roche played his club hurling with the Carrick Davins club in Tipperary. He enjoyed some success with the club in the mid-1960s, winning back-to-back senior county championship titles in 1966 and 1967. These were the club’s first and, to date, only county titles.

Inter-county

In 1961 Roche tasted his first major success when he won Munster and All-Ireland titles with the Tipperary minor team. Three years later he won Munster and All-Ireland medals in the inaugural year of the under-21 series of games.

By 1964 Roche was also a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team. That year he won his first senior Munster title following a huge win over Cork. Roche later captured his first senior All-Ireland medal following a win over the red-hot favourites Kilkenny. In 1965 he won a second Munster medal before subsequently capturing his second All-Ireland title following a comfortable win over Wexford. Two years later in 1967 Roche was captain of the Tipp senior team. That year he guided his native-county to another provincial title, however, his side were defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. Roche was captain again in 1968 when he won his fourth Munster title, however, Tipp were beaten in the All-Ireland final for a second year in-a-row. In 1971 he added a fifth provincial medal to his collection before winning his third All-Ireland medal following a classic game against Kilkenny.

Roche’s other honours include two National Hurling League medals in 1965 and 1968, as well as three Railway Cup medals with Munster.

References

1. ^ Martin Breheny and Colm Keys (November 5, 2009). "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA: 51-75". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/the-125-greatest-stars-of-the-gaa-5175-1934529.html. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 

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Persondata
Name	Roche, Mick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1943
Place of birth	Carrick-on-Suir
Date of death
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