- Mick Roche
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Mick Roche Personal information Irish name Mícheál de Róiste Sport Hurling Position Centre-back Born 1943
Carrick-on-Suir, County TipperaryClub(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]
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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
- ^ 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.
Teams
Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1964 (20th title) 1 J. O'Donoghue | 2 John Doyle | 3 M. Maher | 4 K. Carey | 5 M. Burns | 6 T. Wall | 7 M. Murphy (c) | 8 T. English | 9 M. Roche | 10 Jimmy Doyle | 11 L. Kiely | 12 M. Keating | 13 D. Nealon | 14 J. McKenna | 15 S. McLoughlin |
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.
Subs used: L. Devaney for L. Kiely | M. Lonergan for M. Maher |
Subs not used: P. O'Sullivan | L. Gaynor | P. Ryan |Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1965 (21st title) 1 J. O'Donoghue | 2 John Doyle | 3 M. Maher | 4 K. Carey | 5 M. Burns | 6 T. Wall | 7 L. Gaynor | 8 T. English | 9 M. Roche | 10 Jimmy Doyle (C) | 11 L. Kiely | 12 L. Devaney | 13 D. Nealon | 14 J. McKenna | 15 S. McLoughlin |
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.
Subs not used: P. O'Sullivan | P. Doyle | T. Ryan | N. O'Gorman | M. Keating | S. Mackey | J. Dillon |Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1971 (22nd title) 1 P. O'Sullivan | 2 L. King | 3 J. Kelly | 4 J. Gleeson | 5 T. O'Connor (C) | 6 M. Roche | 7 L. Gaynor | 8 P.J. Ryan | 9 S. Hogan | 10 F. Loughnane | 11 N. O'Dwyer | 12 D. Ryan | 13 J. Flanagan | 14 R. Ryan | 15 M. Keating |
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.
Subs used: J. Doyle for S. Hogan | P. Byrne for J. Flanagan |
Subs not used: J. O'Donoghue | N. Lane | J. Ryan | M. Jones |
Coach: D. Nealon |1971 All-Star Hurling Team 1 D. Martin | 2 T. Maher | 3 P. Hartigan | 4 J. Treacy | 5 T. O'Connor | 6 M. Roche | 7 M. Coogan | 8 J. Connolly
9 F. Cummins | 10 F. Loughnane | 11 M. Keating | 12 E. Keher | 13 M. Bermingham | 14 R. Cummins | 15 E. CreganCategories:- 1943 births
- Living people
- Tipperary hurlers
- Carrick Davins hurlers
- Munster hurlers
- Winners of three All-Ireland medals (hurling)
- People from County Tipperary
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