Brian Roche (hurler)

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Brian Roche
Personal information
Irish name Brian de Róiste
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 2000
Rathcormac,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Order processor
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
2018-present
 Bride Rovers 27 (7-52)
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2019-2023
 MTU Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)**
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2019-present
 Cork 6 (0-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 20:21, 9 March 2025.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:21, 9 March 2025.

Brian Roche (born 2000) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Bride Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

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Career

Roche played hurling at all levels as a student at St Colman's College in Fermoy. After winning the Cork PPS U16AHC title in 2016, he co-captained the college, alongside his twin brother Eoin, to the Dean Ryan Cup title in 2017, after a 2-12 to 1-13 win over Thurles CBS in the final. [1] Roche also lined out for St Colman's in the Dr Harty Cup. [2]

After finishing his secondary schooling, Roche later lined out with MTU Cork in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [3] At club level, he began his career at underage levels with Bride Rovers and won Cork Premier 2 MHC and Cork U21AHC medals in 2018. [4] [5] Roche also won an East Cork JAFC medal in 2021. [6]

At inter-county level, Roche first appeared for Cork when he captained the under-17 team to the All-Ireland U17HC title in 2017, following a 1–19 to 1–17 defeat of Dublin in the final. [7] He was also a member of Cork's minor team that year, and won a Munster MHC medal before defeat by Galway in the 2017 All-Ireland final. [8] [9] Roche was called into the under-21 panel for the All-Ireland series in 2018. [10] His last game in the restructured under-20 grade saw him win an All-Ireland U20HC medal after a 2-19 to 1-18 win over Dublin in the 2020 All-Ireland under-20 final. [11]

Roche first lined out for the senior team in a Munster SHL game against Kerry in December 2019. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 October 2024
TeamYear Cork PIHC
AppsScore
Bride Rovers 2018 31-07
2019 20-02
Total51-09
Year Cork SAHC
AppsScore
2020 41-05
2021 51-15
2022 54-11
2023 40-06
2024 40-06
Total226-43
Career total277-52

Inter-county

As of 9 March 2025.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2020 Division 1A 00-0000-0000-0000-00
202100-0000-0000-0000-00
202220-0010-0000-0030-00
202350-0240-03—90-05
202450-0110-0000-0060-01
202540-0200-0000-0040-02
Career total160-0560-0300-00220-08

Honours

St Colman’s College
Bride Rovers
Cork

References

  1. ↑ "St Colman's dig deep to edge Thurles CBS in thriller". Irish Examiner. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "De La Salle to face Midleton in Harty Cup semi following defeat of St Colmans College". Irish Examiner. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fitzgibbon Cup: MTU Cork seeking place in quarter-finals". Echo Live. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "County Premier 2 Minor Hurling Champions". Bride Rovers GAA website. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bride Rovers claim U21 county title with late burst". Irish Examiner. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bride Rovers footballers celebrate their third junior A championship win with victory over Cobh". Echo Live. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Croke Park glory for Cork against Dublin as they claim All-Ireland U17 hurling crown". The 42. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (9 July 2017). "17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Hope that Fitzgibbon will recover for All-Ireland U21 semi-final after being forced off for Cork seniors yesterday". The 42. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  11. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (10 July 2021). "Cork end All-Ireland hurling title wait as goals key in U20 final success against Dublin". The 42. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Cork Team VS Kerry in Munster Senior Hurling League". Cork GAA website. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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